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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 />When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When you have finished reading the scroll, tie it to a stone and throw it into the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When you finish reading this book, tie a stone to it and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, <i>that</i> thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/51.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now it shall be, when you have finished reading this book, <i>that</i> you shall tie a stone to it and throw it out into the Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And as soon as you finish reading this scroll, you shall tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And as soon as you finish reading this scroll, you will tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/51.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And it will come about as soon as you finish reading this scroll, you will tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And as soon as you finish reading this scroll, you will tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/51.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And as soon as you finish reading this scroll, you shall tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/51.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you have finished reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/51.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you have finished reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/51.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/51.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When you finish praying, tie the scroll to a rock and throw it in the Euphrates River. Then say, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/51.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/51.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/51.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Seraiah, when you finish reading this book to the people, then tie it to a rock and throw it into the Euphrates River <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/51.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When you finish reading this scroll, tie a rock around it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/51.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/51.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When you finish reading this scroll aloud, tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/51.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It shall be, when you have made an end of reading this scroll, that you shall bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the Perath:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/51.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/51.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it has come to pass, when you finish reading this scroll, you bind a stone to it, and have cast it into the midst of the Euphrates,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/51.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/51.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it was as thou finishedst to read this book, thou shalt bind upon it a stone and cast it into the midst of Phrath<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/51.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when thou shalt have made an end of reading this book, thou shalt tie a stone to it, and shalt throw it into the midst of the Euphrates: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/51.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when you will have completed reading this book, you will tie a stone to it, and you will cast it into the midst of the Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/51.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When you have finished reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/51.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it, and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/51.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when you have finished reading this scroll, then tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/51.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when you have finished reading in this scroll, bind it on a rock and throw it into the Euphrates<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/51.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/51.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt cease from reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone upon it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/51-63.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=16553" 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">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.’ <span class="reftext">63</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: kə·ḵal·lō·ṯə·ḵā (Prep-k:: V-Piel-Inf:: 2ms) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">When you finish</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: liq·rō (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">reading</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: has·sê·p̄er (Art:: N-ms) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">scroll,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7194.htm" title="7194: tiq·šōr (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To bind, league together, conspire. A primitive root: to tie, physically or mentally.">tie</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: ’e·ḇen (N-fs) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">a stone</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to it</a> <a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: wə·hiš·laḵ·tōw (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2ms:: 3ms) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">and cast it</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: tō·wḵ (N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6578.htm" title="6578: pə·rāṯ (N-proper-fs) -- A river of W. Asia. From an unused root meaning to break forth; rushing; Perath, a river of the East.">the Euphrates.</a> </span><span class="reftext">64</span>Then you are to say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise again, because of the disaster I will bring upon her. And her people will grow weary.’ ” Here end the words of Jeremiah.…<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="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a></span><br />Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.<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="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19-22</a></span><br />And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. / She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there. / But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. ...<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/14-22.htm">Isaiah 14:22-23</a></span><br />“I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will cut off from Babylon her name and her remnant, her offspring and her posterity,” declares the LORD. / “I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-2</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.”<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="/revelation/19-2.htm">Revelation 19:2-3</a></span><br />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/24-10.htm">Isaiah 24:10-12</a></span><br />The city of chaos is shattered; every house is closed to entry. / In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to gloom; rejoicing is exiled from the land. / The city is left in ruins; its gate is reduced to rubble.<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/34-8.htm">Isaiah 34:8-10</a></span><br />For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. / Edom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch. / It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a></span><br />In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<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="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8</a></span><br />Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it shall be, when you have made an end of reading this book, that you shall bind a stone to it, and cast it into the middle of Euphrates:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a></b></br> And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast <i>it</i> into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/19-10.htm">Jeremiah 19:10,11</a></b></br> Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a></b></br> And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast <i>it</i> into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Bind</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-60.htm">Book</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-34.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-22.htm">Dropped</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-55.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Euphrates</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Euphra'tes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-1.htm">Finish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-29.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-3.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-47.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Phrat</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-23.htm">Reading</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-60.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-61.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-26.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-21.htm">Tie</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Bind</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-9.htm">Book</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-3.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-24.htm">Dropped</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">End</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/micah/7-12.htm">Euphrates</a> <a href="/revelation/9-14.htm">Euphra'tes</a> <a href="/daniel/9-24.htm">Finish</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-16.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-25.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/genesis/2-14.htm">Phrat</a> <a href="/daniel/5-15.htm">Reading</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-9.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-8.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-9.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Tie</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'; 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In the context of <a href="/jeremiah/51.htm">Jeremiah 51</a>, the scroll contains a prophecy against Babylon, symbolizing its impending judgment and destruction. The act of reading aloud signifies the public declaration of God's judgment, a common practice among prophets to ensure the message was heard by all. This mirrors other instances in Scripture where God's word is read aloud to the people, such as in <a href="/nehemiah/8-3.htm">Nehemiah 8:3</a>, emphasizing the importance of hearing and understanding God's decrees.<p><b>tie a stone to it</b><br>The tying of a stone to the scroll is a symbolic act representing the certainty and permanence of Babylon's downfall. Stones in biblical times often symbolized strength and permanence, but here, the stone ensures the scroll sinks, illustrating the irreversible nature of the prophecy. This act can be compared to the symbolic actions of other prophets, such as Ezekiel's use of a brick to represent the siege of Jerusalem (<a href="/ezekiel/4.htm">Ezekiel 4:1-3</a>), highlighting the use of physical symbols to convey spiritual truths.<p><b>and cast it into the Euphrates</b><br>The Euphrates River was a significant geographical landmark, representing the heart of Babylon's power and prosperity. By casting the scroll into the Euphrates, the act symbolizes the complete and utter submersion of Babylon's empire, foreshadowing its fall. This action is reminiscent of the imagery in <a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a>, where a mighty angel throws a stone into the sea, declaring the fall of Babylon the Great. The Euphrates, as a life-giving river, turning into a symbol of judgment, underscores the theme of divine retribution against those who oppose God's will.<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 and other nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire that conquered Judah and Jerusalem, representing human pride and opposition to God in biblical prophecy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/euphrates_river.htm">Euphrates River</a></b><br>A significant river in the ancient Near East, symbolizing the boundary of Babylon's power and influence.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/scroll.htm">Scroll</a></b><br>Represents the written word of God, containing the prophecies against Babylon.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/seraiah.htm">Seraiah</a></b><br>The individual tasked with reading the scroll and performing the symbolic act of casting it into the Euphrates.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_judgment.htm">Symbolism of Judgment</a></b><br>The act of casting the scroll into the Euphrates symbolizes the certainty and finality of God's judgment against Babylon. It serves as a reminder of God's ultimate authority over nations and history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a></b><br>The scroll represents the enduring and powerful nature of God's word. Despite human attempts to resist or ignore it, God's word will accomplish its purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to trust in God's justice, even when it seems delayed. The fall of Babylon assures us that God will ultimately right all wrongs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_pride.htm">The Futility of Human Pride</a></b><br>Babylon's fall serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance. True security is found in humility and dependence on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_oppressed.htm">Hope for the Oppressed</a></b><br>The prophecy against Babylon offers hope to those oppressed by unjust systems, affirming that God hears their cries and will act on their behalf.<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/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/is_rev_18_21's_millstone_symbolic_or_historical.htm">Revelation 18:21 - Does the dramatic millstone imagery have any historical or archaeological basis, or is it purely symbolic?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_sin_'engraved'_on_the_heart.htm">(Jeremiah 17:1) How can sin be literally 'engraved' on a person's heart, and what evidence supports a physical or metaphorical interpretation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_the_babylonian_empire.htm">What was the Babylonian Empire?</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>(63) <span class= "bld">Thou shalt bind a stone to it.</span>--The meaning of the symbolic act, which has its parallel in the girdle of <a href="/context/jeremiah/13-1.htm" title="Thus said the LORD to me, Go and get you a linen girdle, and put it on your loins, and put it not in water.">Jeremiah 13:1-7</a>, in the potter's vessel of <a href="/jeremiah/19-10.htm" title="Then shall you break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with you,">Jeremiah 19:10</a>, and in the yokes of <a href="/jeremiah/27-2.htm" title="Thus said the LORD to me; Make you bonds and yokes, and put them on your neck,">Jeremiah 27:2</a>, is explained in the following verse. The parchment roll by itself might have floated, and been picked up and read, and so the stone was tied to it that it might sink at once, and thus prefigure the destruction of the city. (Compare the reappearance of the symbols in <a href="/revelation/18-21.htm" title="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.">Revelation 18:21</a>, in connection with the destruction of the mystical Babylon.)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/51-63.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">When you finish</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּכַלֹּ֣תְךָ֔</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḵal·lō·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reading</span><br /><span class="heb">לִקְרֹ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(liq·rō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<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 /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">scroll,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַסֵּ֣פֶר</span> <span class="translit">(has·sê·p̄er)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> </span><span class="str2">A missive, document, writing, book</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tie</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּקְשֹׁ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·šōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7194.htm">Strong's 7194: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tie, gird, confine, compact, in love, league</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a stone</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֔בֶן</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḇen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to it</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cast it</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִשְׁלַכְתּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiš·laḵ·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> </span><span class="str2">To throw out, down, away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into</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">the Euphrates.</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּרָֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(pə·rāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6578.htm">Strong's 6578: </a> </span><span class="str2">Euphrates -- a river of west Asia</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Jeremiah 51:63 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Jeremiah 51:63 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Jeremiah 51:63 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Jeremiah 51:63 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Jeremiah 51:63 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Jeremiah 51:63 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Jeremiah 51:63 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Jeremiah 51:63 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Jeremiah 51:63 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Jeremiah 51:63 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/51-63.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 51:63 It shall be when you have made (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/51-62.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:62"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:62" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 51:64"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 51:64" /></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>