Jeremiah 51:63
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:
Jeremiah 51:63 in other translations
| BSB | When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates. |
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| WEB | It will be, when you have finished reading this book, that you shall bind a stone to it, and cast it into the middle of the Euphrates. |
| ASV | 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 the Euphrates: |
| YLT | And it hath come to pass, when thou dost finish reading this book, thou dost bind to it a stone, and hast cast it into the midst of Phrat, |
| DARBY | And it shall be, when thou hast ended reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates; |
| BBE | And it will be that, when you have come to an end of reading this book, you are to have a stone fixed to it, and have it dropped into the Euphrates: |
| Webster | 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: |
What does Jeremiah 51:63 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 51:59-64
59-64. A special copy of the prophecy prepared by Jeremiah was delivered to Seraiah, to console the Jews in their Babylonian exile. Though he was to throw it into the Euphrates, a symbol of Babylon's fate, no doubt he retained the substance in memory, so as to be able orally to communicate it to his countrymen. went with Zedekiah--rather, "in behalf of Zedekiah"; sent by Zedekiah to appease Nebuchadnezzar's anger at…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 51:59-64
This prophecy is sent to Babylon, to the captives there, by Seraiah, who is to read it to his countrymen in captivity. Let them with faith see the end of these threatening powers, and comfort themselves herewith. When we see what this world is, how glittering its shows, and how flattering its proposals, let us read in the book of the Lord that it shall shortly be desolate. The book must be thrown into the river…
Jeremiah 51:63 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 51:63
- Revelation 18:21
And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
- Jeremiah 19:10-11
Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee, And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter’s vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.
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Context
- Jeremiah 51:62
Then shalt thou say, O Lord, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever.
- Jeremiah 51:63
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:
- Jeremiah 51:64
And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 51:63 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y será que cuando acabares de leer este libro, le atarás una piedra, y lo echarás en medio del Eufrates: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arrivera que, quand tu auras achevé de lire ce livre, tu y attacheras une pierre, et tu le jetteras au milieu de l’Euphrate; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es soll geschehen, wenn du dieses Buch zu Ende gelesen hast, so binde einen Stein daran und wirf es mitten in den Euphrat |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque compleveris legere librum istum, ligabis ad eum lapidem, et projicies illum in medium Euphraten, |