KJV King James Version
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:
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Jeremiah 51:63
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:
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates.
WEB World English Bible
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 midst of the Euphrates:
ASV American Standard Version
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:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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,
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 51
60 So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, [even] all these words that are written against Babylon.
61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words;
62 Then shalt thou say, O LORD, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever.
63 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:
64 And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far [are] the words of Jeremiah.
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וְהָיָה֙H1961 · ha.yahto beכְּכַלֹּ֣תְךָ֔H3615 · ka.lahto end: finishלִקְרֹ֖אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַסֵּ֣פֶרH5612 · se.pherscroll: documentהַזֶּ֑הH2088 · zehthisתִּקְשֹׁ֤רH7194 · qa.sharto conspireעָלָיו֙H5921 · aluponאֶ֔בֶןH68 · e.venstoneוְהִשְׁלַכְתּ֖וֹH7993 · sha.lakhto throwאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)תּ֥וֹךְH8432 · ta.vekhmidstפְּרָֽת׃H6578 · pe.ratEuphrates
Cross-references
Revelation 18:21And 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.Jeremiah 19:10-11Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,
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