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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/51.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He said to Seraiah, &#8220When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He said to Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, read aloud everything on this scroll.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jeremiah said to Seraiah: “When you come to Babylon, see that you read all these words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/51.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you arrive in Babylon and see it, and read all these words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “As soon as you come to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Jeremiah said to Seraiah, &#8220As soon as you come to Babylon, then see that you read all these words aloud,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “As soon as you come to Babylon, then see that you read all these words aloud,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “As soon as you come to Babylon, then see that you read all these words aloud,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/51.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you come to Babylon, see to it that you read all these words aloud,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/51.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jeremiah told Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jeremiah told Seraiah, &#8220When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/51.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, then see that thou read all these words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/51.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I gave the scroll to Seraiah and said: When you get to Babylon, read this scroll aloud, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, then see that thou read all these words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/51.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jeremiah said to Seraiah, "When you come to Babylon, see that you read all this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/51.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I told Seraiah, "When you get to Babylon, be sure to read aloud to the people everything that is written here. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/51.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jeremiah told Seraiah, "When you come to Babylon, see that you read all these words, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/51.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, ?When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/51.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Jeremiah said to Seraiah, "When you arrive in Babylon, make sure you read aloud all these prophecies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/51.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jeremiah said to Seraiah, "When you come to Babylon, then see that you read all these words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou shalt come to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/51.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you come to Babylon, then see that you read all these words, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/51.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jeremiah says to Seraiah, “When you enter Babylon, then you have seen, and have read all these words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/51.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jeremiah saith unto Seraiah, 'When thou dost enter Babylon, then thou hast seen, and hast read all these words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/51.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jeremiah will say to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babel, and thou sawest, and didst read all these words,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/51.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Jeremias said to Saraias: When thou shalt come into Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/51.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Jeremiah said to Seraiah: “When you will enter into Babylon, and you will see and read all these words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And Jeremiah said to Seraiah: “When you reach Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/51.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jeremiah said to Seraiah: “When you come to Babylon, see that you read all these words,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/51.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Jeremiah said to Sheraiah, When you enter Babylon, see that you read all these words;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Jeremiah said to Sheriah: “When you have entered within Babel, read and behold all of these words<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/51.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Jeremiah said to Seraiah: 'When thou comest to Babylon, then see that thou read all these words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/51.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jeremias said to Saraeas, When thou art come to Babylon, and shalt see and read all these words;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/51-61.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=16533" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Jeremiah's Prophecy to Seraiah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">60</span>Jeremiah had written on a single scroll about all the disaster that would come upon Babylon—all these words that had been written concerning Babylon. <span class="reftext">61</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3414.htm" title="3414: yir·mə·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yirmyahuw; from ruwm and Yahh; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites.">And Jeremiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8304.htm" title="8304: śə·rā·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Srayahuw; from sarah and Yahh; Jah has prevailed; Serajah, the name of nine Israelites.">Seraiah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: kə·ḇō·’ă·ḵā (Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">“When you get</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: ḇā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">to Babylon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wə·rā·’î·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">that you read all</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·də·ḇā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">words</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: wə·qā·rā·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">aloud,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> </span><span class="reftext">62</span>and say, ‘O LORD, You have promised to cut off this place so that no one will remain—neither man nor beast. Indeed, it will be desolate forever.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah 13:1-22</a></span><br />This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received: / Raise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles. / I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-1.htm">Revelation 18:1-24</a></span><br />After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory. / And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. / All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-15</a></span><br />“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-2.htm">Habakkuk 2:2-3</a></span><br />Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it. / For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-18</a></span><br />Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” / And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Isaiah 21:9</a></span><br />Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/5-25.htm">Daniel 5:25-28</a></span><br />Now this is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN. / And this is the interpretation of the message: MENE means that God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end. / TEKEL means that you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a></span><br />Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Isaiah 14:4-23</a></span><br />you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended! / The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers. / It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-7.htm">Zechariah 2:7</a></span><br />“Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a></span><br />The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-20.htm">Isaiah 48:20</a></span><br />Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-1.htm">Revelation 19:1-3</a></span><br />After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God! / For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.” / And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Isaiah 46:1-2</a></span><br />Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal. / The gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-1.htm">Jeremiah 50:1-3</a></span><br />This is the word that the LORD spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Chaldeans: / “Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’ / For a nation from the north will come against her; it will make her land a desolation. No one will live in it; both man and beast will flee.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When you come to Babylon, and shall see, and shall read all these words;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-60.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-60.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-23.htm">Read</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-59.htm">Seraiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-59.htm">Serai'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-33.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-60.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/daniel/5-7.htm">Read</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Seraiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Serai'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 51</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-1.htm">The severe judgment of God against Babylon, in revenge of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">59. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-59.htm">Jeremiah delivers the book of this prophecy to Seraiah, to be cast into Euphrates, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">64. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">in token of the perpetual sinking of Babylon</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/51.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/51.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And Jeremiah said to Seraiah</b><br>Jeremiah, a major prophet in the Old Testament, is speaking to Seraiah, who is identified as the son of Neriah and brother of Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe. Seraiah's role here is significant as he is entrusted with a prophetic mission. This highlights the importance of faithful individuals in carrying out God's plans. Seraiah's lineage connects him to a family deeply involved in Jeremiah's ministry, emphasizing the continuity and trust within this prophetic circle.<p><b>When you get to Babylon</b><br>Babylon, the center of the Babylonian Empire, was a significant city in ancient Mesopotamia. At the time of Jeremiah, Babylon was a symbol of power and oppression, having conquered Jerusalem and taken many Israelites into exile. This phrase indicates the historical context of the Babylonian captivity, a pivotal event in Jewish history. The journey to Babylon would have been long and arduous, reflecting the physical and spiritual distance from Jerusalem, the center of Jewish worship.<p><b>see that you read all these words aloud</b><br>Reading aloud was a common practice in ancient times, especially for important documents and prophecies. This public proclamation signifies the importance of the message and ensures that it is heard by many. The words to be read are prophecies against Babylon, indicating God's judgment against the empire. This act of reading aloud serves as a prophetic declaration, fulfilling God's command and demonstrating His sovereignty over nations. It also connects to other instances in Scripture where reading aloud is used to convey divine messages, such as in <a href="/deuteronomy/31-11.htm">Deuteronomy 31:11</a> and <a href="/nehemiah/8-3.htm">Nehemiah 8:3</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the judgment and restoration of Israel. He is the author of the Book of Jeremiah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/seraiah.htm">Seraiah</a></b><br>The son of Neriah and brother of Baruch, who was a scribe and assistant to Jeremiah. Seraiah was tasked with reading Jeremiah's prophecies aloud in Babylon.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>A significant city and empire in the ancient Near East, known for its conquest of Judah and the subsequent Babylonian Exile of the Jewish people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_prophecy.htm">The Prophecy</a></b><br>The words that Jeremiah instructed Seraiah to read were prophecies of judgment against Babylon, foretelling its eventual downfall.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_reading.htm">The Event of Reading</a></b><br>Seraiah's reading of the prophecy in Babylon symbolizes the proclamation of God's judgment and the certainty of His word being fulfilled.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a></b><br>God's word is authoritative and will accomplish what it declares. Just as Seraiah was to read the prophecy aloud, we are called to proclaim God's truth with confidence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Certainty of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is certain and just. The fall of Babylon serves as a reminder that no power is beyond God's reach and that He will hold nations accountable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_obedience.htm">Faithfulness in Obedience</a></b><br>Seraiah's task highlights the importance of obedience to God's instructions, even when the task seems daunting or the audience unresponsive.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a></b><br>Prophecy serves to warn, instruct, and encourage God's people. It reminds us of God's control over history and His ultimate plan for redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Hope in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the immediate context of judgment, the prophecy against Babylon also points to the hope of restoration and God's ultimate victory over evil.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_51.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 51</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_babylon's_fall_reconciled.htm">Jeremiah 51:8 says Babylon has 'suddenly fallen,' yet historical records indicate a gradual decline--how is this reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_punish_babylon_if_god_used_it.htm">Jeremiah 51:7 calls Babylon a 'golden cup' in God's hand; if God used Babylon, why should the nation be punished?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_babylon's_reuse_contradict_prophecy.htm">Jeremiah 51:26 states no stone from Babylon will ever be used again, yet evidence suggests later civilizations reused its materials--does this contradict the prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._51_37_align_with_babylon's_history.htm">Jeremiah 51:37 claims Babylon will be 'a heap of ruins,' but archaeological findings indicate the city remained active for centuries--how does this align with the text?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/51.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(61) <span class= "bld">When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read . . .</span>--The meaning of the Hebrew would be better expressed by, <span class= "ital">thou shalt see to it and read, </span>or <span class= "ital">see to it and read. </span>The English version, as it is, leaves it doubtful who or what is to be seen. The verb for "read" implies reading aloud. Saraiah was to read the prophecy to those whom it concerned, probably to a chosen few among his own countrymen. The idea that it was to be read to the Babylonians is in the highest degree improbable.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/51.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 61.</span> - (Comp. 50:3; 51:26.) <span class="cmt_word">And shalt see, and shalt read;</span> rather, <span class="accented">See that thou read.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/51-61.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And Jeremiah</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yir·mə·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3414.htm">Strong's 3414: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֥אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Seraiah,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂרָיָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(śə·rā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8304.htm">Strong's 8304: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seraiah -- 'Yah persists', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“When you get</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּבֹאֲךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḇō·’ă·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Babylon,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָבֶ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> </span><span class="str2">Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">see</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽרָאִ֔יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·’î·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that you read all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵֽלֶּה׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">words</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדְּבָרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(had·də·ḇā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">aloud,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽקָרָ֔אתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qā·rā·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/51-61.htm">Jeremiah 51:61 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51-61.htm">Jeremiah 51:61 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51-61.htm">Jeremiah 51:61 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51-61.htm">Jeremiah 51:61 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51-61.htm">Jeremiah 51:61 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/51-61.htm">Jeremiah 51:61 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/51-61.htm">Jeremiah 51:61 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/51-61.htm">Jeremiah 51:61 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/51-61.htm">Jeremiah 51:61 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/51-61.htm">Jeremiah 51:61 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/51-61.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 51:61 Jeremiah said to Seraiah When you come (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/51-60.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:60"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:60" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/51-62.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:62"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:62" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>