Jeremiah 51:63

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

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Jeremiah 51:63 in Other Translations

63 And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:

ESV

63 When you finish reading this book, tie a stone to it and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates,

NLT

63 When you have finished reading the scroll, tie it to a stone and throw it into the Euphrates River.

MSG

63 "When you've finished reading the page, tie a stone to it, throw it into the River Euphrates, and watch it sink.

CSB

63 When you have finished reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates River.

Jeremiah 51:63 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 51:63

And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this
book
To the captive Jews; and having also said the above words by way of prayer and approbation: [that] thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of
Euphrates;
a river by which Babylon was situated. The book, being read, was to be rolled up again, and then a stone tied to it, and cast into the middle of the river, where the waters were deepest, and from whence it could not be taken up; and this was a sign confirming the above prophecy; compare with this what was done by a mighty angel concerning mystical Babylon, in which there is an allusion to this, ( Revelation 18:21 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Jeremiah 51:63 In-Context

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 51:63 in Other Translations

Jeremiah 51:63 Meaning and Commentary

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