Jeremiah 51:61

And Jeremiah said to Seraiah: 'When thou comest to Babylon, then see that thou read all these words,

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words;

In Context

60And Jeremiah wrote in one book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are written concerning Babylon.

62and say: O LORD, Thou hast spoken concerning this place, to cut it off, that none shall dwell therein, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever.

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Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 51:60-64

The Prophecy Sent to the People. ( b. c. 595.) 59 The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a quiet prince. 60 So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are written against Babylon. 61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words; 62 Then… Read the whole commentary →

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