Jeremiah 51:59 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 51:59

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.

BSB

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ASV

The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was chief chamberlain.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah,.... This word is no other than the above prophecy concerning the destruction of Babylon, contained in this and the preceding chapter; or rather the order the prophet gave this prince to take a copy of it with him to Babylon, and there read it, and their cast it into the river Euphrates, with a stone bound it.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

In the fourth year - This circumstance lets us know that this prophecy was many years before Babylon was destroyed; for it was seven years before Jerusalem was taken; so as it must be above sixty years before it was fulfilled in the first degree.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He went with Zedekiah, or (as the margin reads it) on the behalf of Zedekiah, into Babylon. The character given of him is observable, that this Seraiah was a quiet prince, a prince of rest. He was in honour and power, but not, as most f the princes then were, hot and heady, making parties, and heading factions, and driving things furiously.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Historical appendix. In his fourth year Zedekiah journeyed to Babylon either to obtain some favor from Nebuchadnezzar, or because he was summoned to be present on some state occasion. Jeremiah took the opportunity of sending to the exiles at Babylon this prophecy. Jer 51:59 Seraiah - Brother to Baruch. A quiet prince - literally, “prince of the resting place, i. e., quartermaster.” It was his business to ride forward each day, and select the place where the king would halt and pass the night. Jer 51:60 In a book - literally, in one book, on one scroll of parchment.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הַדָּבָ֞ר	ha.da.Var	the word	H1697 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	which	H834 →
צִוָּ֣ה׀	tzi.Vah	he commanded	H6680 →
יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ	yir.me.Ya.hu	Jeremiah	H3414 →
הַנָּבִ֗יא	ha.na.Vi'	the prophet	H5030 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
שְׂרָיָ֣ה	se.ra.Yah	Seraiah	H8304 →
בֶן־	ven-	[the] son of	H1121 →
נֵרִיָּה֮	ne.ri.Yah	Neriah	H5374 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
מַחְסֵיָה֒	mach.se.Yah	Mahseiah	H4271 →
בְּלֶכְתּ֞וֹ	be.lekh.To	when went he	H1980 →
אֶת־	'et-	with	H854 →
צִדְקִיָּ֤הוּ	tzid.ki.Ya.hu	Zedekiah	H6667 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־	Me.lekh-	[the] king of	H4428 →
יְהוּדָה֙	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
בָּבֶ֔ל	ba.Vel	Babylon	H894 →
בִּשְׁנַ֥ת	bish.Nat	in [the] year	H8141 →
הָרְבִעִ֖ית	ha.re.vi.'It	<the> fourth	H7243 →
לְמָלְכ֑וֹ	le.ma.le.Kho	of reigning his	H4427 →
וּשְׂרָיָ֖ה	u.se.ra.Yah	and Seraiah	H8304 →
שַׂ֥ר	sar	[was] an official of	H8269 →
מְנוּחָֽה׃	me.nu.Chah	a resting place	H4496 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jeremiah 36:4
So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and at the dictation of Jeremiah, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah.
leads to
- Jeremiah 32:12
  and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who were signing the purchase agreement and all the Jews…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 36:32
  Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah, and at Jeremiah’s dictation he wrote on it all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ezekiel 2:9
  Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,
Through
Jeremiah 45:1
This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son…
leads to
- Jeremiah 36:1
  In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
- Jeremiah 36:4
  So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and at the dictation of Jeremiah, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah.
Through
Jeremiah 52:1
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
leads to
- 2 Kings 24:18
  Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
- Joshua 10:29
  Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.
Through
Jeremiah 28:1
In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to…
leads to
- Jeremiah 27:1
  At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD.

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06About Jeremiah

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

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About Jeremiah