Jeremiah 51:59-64

59 This is the message Jeremiah the prophet gave to the staff officer Seraiah son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went to Babylon with Zedekiah king of Judah in the fourth year of his reign.

60 Jeremiah had written on a scroll about all the disasters that would come upon Babylon—all that had been recorded concerning Babylon.

61 He said to Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud.

62 Then say, ‘LORD, you have said you will destroy this place, so that neither people nor animals will live in it; it will be desolate forever.’

63 When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates.

64 Then say, ‘So will Babylon sink to rise no more because of the disaster I will bring on her. And her people will fall.’ ” The words of Jeremiah end here.

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Jeremiah 51:59-64 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 51

The former part of this chapter is a continuation of the prophecy of the preceding chapter, concerning the destruction of Babylon, Jer 51:1-58; the latter part of it contains a prophecy of Jeremiah sent to the captives in Babylon by the hand of Seraiah, with the copy of the above prophecy against Babylon, and an order to fasten a stone to it, and cast it into the river Euphrates, as a sign, confirming the utter and irreparable ruin of Babylon, Jer 51:59-64.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 10

1. Jeremiah 36:4
2. Jeremiah 52:1
3. Jeremiah 28:1
4. S Exodus 17:14; Jeremiah 30:2; Jeremiah 36:2
5. S Isaiah 13:20; S Jeremiah 9:11; S Jeremiah 50:13,39
6. S Genesis 2:14
7. Ezekiel 26:21; Ezekiel 28:19
8. S ver 58
9. Revelation 18:21
10. S Job 31:40

Jeremiah 51:59-64

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Jeremiah 51:59-64 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 51

Cross References 10