Jeremiah 51:61

61 Jeremiah told Seraiah, "When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud.

Jeremiah 51:61 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 51:61

And Jeremiah said to Seraiah
At the time he delivered the copy to him: when thou comest to Babylon;
or art come to Babylon, to the city of Babylon, and to the captive Jews there: and shalt see them;
the captives; or rather the great and populous city of Babylon, its high walls, gates, and towers, whose destruction is foretold in this book, and which might seem incredible. Abarbinel interprets it of his looking into the book given him; which he thinks was not to be opened and looked into till he came to Babylon: and shalt read all these words;
not before the king of Babylon and his princes, and yet not privately to himself; but in some proper place, in the presence of the captive Jews, or the chief of them, convened for that purpose.

Jeremiah 51:61 In-Context

59 [This is] what Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah son of Neriah son of Mahseiah, the quartermaster, when he went to Babylon with Zedekiah king of Judah in the fourth year of Zedekiah's reign.

60 Jeremiah wrote on one scroll about all the disaster that would come to Babylon; all these words were written against Babylon.

61 Jeremiah told Seraiah, "When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud.

62 You must say, 'Lord, You have threatened to cut off this place so that no one will live in it-man or beast. Indeed, it will remain desolate forever.'

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