.51:59-64.
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Jeremiah’s message sent to Babylon (Jer 51:59-64)
When Jeremiah finished writing down his announcement of Babylon’s downfall, he sent it with Seraiah to be read to the exiles in Babylon. (Seraiah was the brother of Baruch and probably a court official; cf. Jer 51:59 with Jer 32:12.)
On this occasion, Seraiah went with Zedekiah on a visit the king made to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign (Jer 51:59-62).
After reading the scroll to the exiles, Seraiah was to tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates, the river on which Babylon was built. This was to symbolize that Babylon would sink, never to rise again (Jer 51:63-64).