Jeremiah 51:61

61 He told Seraiah, "When you get to Babylon, read this out in public.

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 Jeremiah the prophet gave a job to Seraiah son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah, when Seraiah went with Zedekiah king of Judah to Babylon. It was in the fourth year of Zedekiah's reign. Seraiah was in charge of travel arrangements.

60 Jeremiah had written down in a little booklet all the bad things that would come down on Babylon.

61 He told Seraiah, "When you get to Babylon, read this out in public.

62 Read, 'You, O God, said that you would destroy this place so that nothing could live here, neither human nor animal - a wasteland to top all wastelands, an eternal nothing.'

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