Jeremiah 51:60

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are written against Babylon.

Literal

Jeremiah wrote down all the evil that would come upon Babylon into one scroll; all these words that were written against Babylon.

Latin

Et scripsit Jeremias omne malum quod venturum erat super Babylonem, in libro uno: omnia verba hæc quæ scripta sunt contra Babylonem.

Original

Hebrew

English

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.

Notes

Jeremiah 51:59–64

Just as Babylon destroyed Jerusalem, this great kingdom would also be destroyed. This passage contains a message sent to Babylon seven years before Jerusalem fell.

Theme notes and profiles

Baruch Hope Beyond Judgment Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations The Written Word

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Habakkuk 2:2–3
Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.
Isaiah 30:8
Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.
Jeremiah 30:2–3
“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.
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 had burned in the fire. And many similar words were added to them.
Revelation 1:19
Therefore write down the things you have seen, the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.
Revelation 1:11
…saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
Jeremiah 36:2–4
“Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today.
Isaiah 8:1–4
Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
Daniel 12:4
But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”

People

Jeremiah: Son of Hilkiah, the prophet during Judah's final days

Places

Babylon: Ancient Mesopotamian city, capital of Babylonian Empire, site of the Tower of Babel

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Nations Seraiah

Topics

Euphrates: Casts the Scroll Containing the Prophecies Against Babylon Into Jeremiah: The Prophet: Book of the Prophecies of, Delivered to Seraiah, with a Charge from Jeremiah Persia: Prophecies Concerning Prophecy: (Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Written in Books Word of God: Inspiration of

Jeremiah 51:60

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