Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you come to Babylon, then see that you read all these words,
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Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you come to Babylon, then see that you read all these words,
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And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words;
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And Jeremiah said to Seraiah: 'When thou comest to Babylon, then see that thou read all these words,
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Passages linked to Jeremiah 51:61 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Mark 13:1 As he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, see what kind of stones and what kind of buildings!”
- Jeremiah 29:1-2 Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the residue of the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon, (after Jeconiah the king, the queen mother, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the smiths, had departed from Jerusalem),
- Matthew 24:1 Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.
- Colossians 4:16 When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:27 I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers.
- Revelation 1:3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it, for the time is at hand.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain Jeremiah, then, wrote in a book all the evil…
Jeremiah, then, wrote in a book all the evil which was to come on Babylon, even all those words, (he refers to the prophecies which we have seen;) and Jeremiah said to Seraiah, etc. Here the boldness of Jeremiah comes to view, that he hesitated not to command Seraiah to read this book when he came to Babylon and had seen it. To see it, is not mentioned here without reason, for the splendor of that city might have astonished Seraiah. Then the Prophet here seasonably meets the difficulty, and bids him to disregard the height of the walls and towers; and that however Babylon might dazzle the eyes of others, yet he was to look down, as from on high, on all that pomp and pride: When thou enterest the city, and hast seen it, then read this book The verb קרא, kora, means to call, to proclaim, and also to read. Then Seraiah must have read this book by himself; nor do I doubt but that the words ought to be so understood, as we shall see. It was not then necessary for Seraiah to have a pulpit, or in a public way to read the book to an assembled people; but it was sufficient to read it privately by himself, without any witnesses; and this may be gathered from the context.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jer 51:61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou…
Jer 51:61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words;
Ver. 61. When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see,] sc., The sinfulness as well as the stateliness of that city.
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And shalt read all these words.] Or, Then shalt thou read all these words. They who hold he did it publicly, extol the authority of the prophet, the boldness of Seraiah, and the mildness of the King of Babylon, somewhat like that of the King of Nineveh; {Jon 3:6-9} but the most think he read it privately, yet not in some closet apart by himself, but in some private house to his countrymen who came unto him.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Not to the Chaldeans, nor possibly is it to…
Not to the Chaldeans, nor possibly is it to be understood of a mere private reading of them to himself, but to the Jews that were in Babylon, acquainting them with what God had spoken against Babylon by the prophet.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And it shall be, when thou hast made an…
And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book,.... To the captive Jews; and having also said the above words by way of prayer and approbation:
that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates; a river by which Babylon was situated. The book, being read, was to be rolled up again, and then a stone tied to it, and cast into the middle of the river, where the waters were deepest, and from whence it could not be taken up; and this was a sign confirming the above prophecy; compare with this what was done by a mighty angel concerning mystical Babylon, in which there is an allusion to this, Rev 18:21.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Shalt read - Probably to the Jews, that were…
Shalt read - Probably to the Jews, that were in Babylon.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain read--not in public, for the Chaldeans would not have…
read--not in public, for the Chaldeans would not have understood Hebrew; but in private, as is to be inferred from his addressing himself altogether to God (Jer 51:62) [CALVIN].
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 61. And shalt see, and shalt read — Better,…
61. And shalt see, and shalt read — Better, see that thou read. Not for the purpose of warning the Babylonians, but as part of a proclamation that the Jews might understand.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 61, 62. then see … and say] From “and…
61, 62. then see … and say] From “and say” to the end of Jer_51:62 is probably the addition of a compiler; it is a needless interruption to the close connexion of the preceding words with Jer_51:63.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (61) When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see,…
(61) When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read . . .—The meaning of the Hebrew would be better expressed by, thou shalt see to it and read, or see to it and read. 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.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain (Comp. Jer_50:3 Jer_51:26) And shalt see, and shalt read;…
(Comp. Jer_50:3 Jer_51:26) And shalt see, and shalt read; rather, See that thou read.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 If your language has a word for animals that…
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If your language has a word for animals that normally live with people, you might want to use it here, because Jeremiah 51:37 states that Babylon will be inhabited by wild animals.
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Babylon
Yahweh
declare
desolate
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