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Jeremiah 51:61
Jeremiah 51:61 is verse 61 of Jeremiah chapter 51, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud,
King James Version
And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words;
World English Bible
Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you come to Babylon, then see that you read all these words,
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Jeremiah 51:59–63 · Berean Standard Bible
59 This is the message that Jeremiah the prophet gave to the quartermaster Seraiah son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went to Babylon with King Zedekiah of Judah in the fourth year of Zedekiah’s reign.
60 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.
61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud,
62 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.’
63 When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates.
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Cross-references
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Matthew 24:1As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.
Mark 13:1As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”
Jeremiah 29:1This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
Jeremiah 29:2(This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)
Colossians 4:16After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.
1 Thessalonians 4:18Therefore encourage one another with these words.
1 Thessalonians 5:27I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.
Revelation 1:3Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.