Jeremiah 51:61

And Jeremiah saith unto Seraiah, 'When thou dost enter Babylon, then thou hast seen, and hast read all these words,

Young's Literal Translation

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 writeth all the evil that cometh unto Babylon on one book — all these words that are written concerning Babylon.

62and hast said: Jehovah, Thou, Thou hast spoken concerning this place, to cut it off, that there is none dwelling in it, from man even unto cattle, for it is a desolation age-during.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:1And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple,

Colossians 4:16and when the epistle may be read with you, cause that also in the assembly of the Laodiceans it may be read, and the [epistle] from Laodicea that ye also may read;

1 Thessalonians 5:27I charge you [by] the Lord, that the letter be read to all the holy brethren;

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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