Jeremiah 51:59-64

59The 1commandH1697 thatH834 JeremiahH3414 the prophetH5030 2gaveH6680 SeraiahH8304 the sonH1121 of 3NeriahH5374, the grandsonH1121 of MahseiahH4271, when he wentH1980 with 4ZedekiahH6667 the kingH4428 of JudahH3063 to BabylonH894 in the fourthH7243 yearH8141 of his reignH4427. (And SeraiahH8304 was quartermasterH8269H4496.)

60JeremiahH3414 5wroteH3789 6on a singleH259 scrollH5612 allH3605 the disasterH7463 whichH834 would comeH935 against BabylonH894, that is, allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697 which have been writtenH3789 concerningH413 BabylonH894.

61Then JeremiahH3414 saidH559 to SeraiahH8304, “As soon as you comeH935 to BabylonH894, seeH7200 that you readH7121 allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697 aloud,

62and sayH559, ‘You, LordH3068, have 7promisedH1696 concerningH413 thisH2088 placeH4725 to 8cutH3772 it offH3772, so that there will be 9nothingH1115 livingH3427 in it, 10whetherH4480 manH120 or animalH929; but it will be a permanentH5769 desolationH8077.’

63And as soon as you finishH3615 readingH7121 thisH2088 11scrollH5612, you shall tieH7194 a stoneH68 to it and 12throwH7993 it into the middleH8432 of the EuphratesH6578,

64and sayH559, ‘JustH3602 soH3602 shall BabylonH894 sinkH8257 downH8257 and 13not riseH6965 again, becauseH4480H6440 of the disasterH7463 that I am going to bringH935 upon her; and they will becomeH3286 14exhaustedH3286.’” 15To thisH2008 pointH2008 are the wordsH1697 of JeremiahH3414.