Jeremiah 51:59-61

New Life Version

Jeremiah’s Word Gets to Babylon

⁵⁹ This is the word which Jeremiah the man of God told Seraiah the son of Neriah, the grandson of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his rule. Seraiah was the head captain of the house. ⁶⁰ Jeremiah wrote in a book all the trouble that would come upon Babylon. He wrote down all these words which have been written about Babylon. ⁶¹ Then Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “As soon as you come to Babylon, see that you read all these words out loud.