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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ yir.me.Ya.hu	H3414	Jirmejah · proper noun, a man's name
wrote	וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב vai.yikh.To	H3789	to grave · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
a	אֶחָ֑ד 'e.Chad	H259	properly · cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
book	סֵ֣פֶר Se.fer	H5612	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
evil	הָרָעָ֛ה ha.ra.'Ah	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
come	תָּב֥וֹא ta.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
Babylon	בָּבֶ֖ל ba.Vel	H894	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · proper noun, a place name
words	הַדְּבָרִ֣ים ha.de.va.Rim	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
written	הַכְּתֻבִ֖ים ha.ke.tu.Vim	H3789	to grave · definite article + verb, qal passive participle, masculine plural absolute
Babylon	בָּבֶֽל ba.Vel	H894	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Isaiah 30:8 Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
Jeremiah 30:2-3 Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.
Jeremiah 36:32 Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the w…
Habakkuk 2:2-3 And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
Isaiah 8:1-4 Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
Jeremiah 36:2-4 Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all…
Daniel 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be inc…
Revelation 1:11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are i…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 51:59–end

We have been long attending the judgment of Babylon in this and the foregoing chapter; now here we have the conclusion of that whole matter. 1. A copy is taken of this prophecy, it should seem by Jeremiah himself, for Baruch his scribe is not mentioned here (Jer 51:60): Jeremiah wrote in a book all these words that are here written against Babylon. He received this notice that he might give it to all whom it might concern. It is of great advantage both to the propagating and to the perpetuating of the word of God to have it written, and to have copies taken of the law, prophets, and epistles. 2. It is sent to Babylon, to the captives there, by the hand of Seraiah, who went there attendant on…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 51:59

A special copy of the prophecy prepared by Jeremiah was delivered to Seraiah, to console the Jews in their Babylonian exile. Though he was to throw it into the Euphrates, a symbol of Babylon's fate, no doubt he retained the substance in memory, so as to be able orally to communicate it to his countrymen. went with Zedekiah--rather, "in behalf of Zedekiah"; sent by Zedekiah to appease Nebuchadnezzar's anger at his revolt [CALVIN]. fourth year--so that Jeremiah's prediction of Babylon's downfall was thus solemnly written and sealed by a symbolical action, six whole years before the capture of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. quiet prince--Compare Ch1 22:9, "a man of rest." Seraiah was not o…

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John Gill on Jeremiah 51:60

So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon,.... The evil of punishment predicted and threatened: this he delivered, not by word of mouth to Seraiah to relate when he came to Babylon; but he wrote it in a book for him reread; and he wrote it himself; Baruch, his amanuensis, not being now with him: even all these words that are written against Babylon; in this and the preceding chapter: this book written by Jeremiah was a copy of them.

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Governor — (1.) Heb. nagid, a prominent, conspicuous person, whatever his capacity: as, chief of the royal palace (2 Chr. 28:7; comp. 1 Kings 4:6), chief of the temple (1 Chr. 9:11; Jer. 20:1), the leader of…
Seraiah — Soldier of Jehovah. (1.) The father of Joab (1 Chr. 4:13, 14). (2.) The grandfather of Jehu (1 Chr. 4:35). (3.) One of David’s scribes or secretaries (2 Sam. 8:17). (4.) A Netophathite (Jer. 40:8), a…
Euphrates · General references — General references
Persia · Prophecies concerning — Prophecies concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 51:60

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 51:59–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 51:59

John Gill on Jeremiah 51:60

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 51:60

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 51:59–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 51:59

John Gill on Jeremiah 51:60

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 51:59–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 51:59-64

Rashi on Jeremiah 51:58