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Jeremiah 51:61

in Jeremiah 51

And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud,

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, then see that thou read all these words,

KJV

And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words;

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This verse in Jeremiah 51

Commentary

5 notes on this verse

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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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This site's exposition

the quartermaster Seraiah son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah

on Jeremiah 51:59-61

The last sign-act is carried by Seraiah, brother of Baruch (32:12), who went to Babylon with Zedekiah. Jeremiah writes the disaster “on a single scroll,” and it is carried into the city it condemns. Seraiah is told, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud.”

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Those that sink under the weight of God's wrath and curse sink irrecoverably. The last words of the chapter seal up the vision and prophecy of this book: Thus far are the words of Jeremiah. Not that this prophecy against Babylon was the last of his prophecies; for it was dated in the fourth year of Zedekiah (

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A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

9 We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies. 10 The L ORD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the L ORD our God.

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And Jeremiah said to Seraiah,.... At the time he delivered the copy to him: when thou comest to Babylon; or art come to Babylon, to the city of Babylon, and to the captive Jews there: and shalt see them; the captives; or rather the great and populous city of Babylon, its high walls, gates, and towers, whose destruction is foretold in this book, and which might seem incredible.

The words behind it

12 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • יִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiah

    yirmeyahuH3414 →147 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • שְׂרָיָ֑הSeraiah

    serayahH8304 →20 times

  • כְּבֹאֲךָ֣when coming you

    kevoakhaH935 →2568 times

  • בָבֶ֔לBabylon

    vavelH894 →262 times

  • וְֽרָאִ֔יתָand you will see

    veraitaH7200 →1300 times

  • וְֽקָרָ֔אתָand you will read aloud

    vekarataH7121 →733 times

  • אֵ֥ת<obj.>

    ʾetH853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe words

    hadevarimH1697 →1440 times

  • הָאֵֽלֶּה׃<the> these

    haelehH428 →746 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

7 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Mark 13:1As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”3 works1 Thessalonians 4:18Therefore encourage one another with these words.2 worksMatthew 24:1As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.2 worksJeremiah 29:1–2This 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.2 worksRevelation 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.2 works1 Thessalonians 5:27I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.2 works
The other 1 cross-references, with their words ▾
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.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Revelation 1:3

    Blessed 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.

    it leads to

    • Luke 11:28

      But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

    • Revelation 22:10

      Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near.

    • Romans 13:11

      And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

    • 1 Peter 4:7

      The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.

    • Proverbs 8:34

      Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.

  • Through

    Matthew 24:1

    As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.

    it leads to

    • Mark 13:1–37

      As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”

    • Ezekiel 8:6

      “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even…

  • Through

    1 Thessalonians 4:18

    Therefore encourage one another with these words.

    it leads to

Where this verse is studied

About Jeremiah

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 51 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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