Jeremiah 51:63
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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:When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates.
In other translations
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:When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates.
Hebrew words
וְהָיָהvehayahand it will beH1961כְּכַלֹּתְךָkechalotekhawhen finishing youH3615לִקְרֹאlikro'to read aloudH7121אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַסֵּפֶרhaseferthe scrollH5612הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088תִּקְשֹׁרtikshoryou will tieH7194עָלָיו'alavon itH5921אֶבֶן'evena stoneH68וְהִשְׁלַכְתּוֹvehishlakhtoand you will throw itH7993אֶל־'el-intoH413תּוֹךְtokh[the] middle ofH8432פְּרָת׃perat[the] EuphratesH6578
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 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.Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.
- Jeremiah 19:10-1110 Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee, 11 And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter’s vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.10 Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the men who accompany you, 11 and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.
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People and places
Places: Euphrates