Jeremiah 51:58-60

New Century Version

⁵⁸This is what the Lord All-Powerful says:

“Babylon’s thick wall will be completely pulled down
and her high gates burned.
The people will work hard, but it won’t help;
their work will only become fuel for the flames!”

A Message to Babylon

⁵⁹This is the message that Jeremiah the prophet gave to the officer Seraiah son of Neriah, who was the son of Mahseiah. Seraiah went to Babylon with Zedekiah king of Judah in the fourth year Zedekiah was king of Judah. His duty was to arrange the king’s food and housing on the trip. ⁶⁰Jeremiah had written on a scroll all the terrible things that would happen to Babylon, all these words about Babylon.

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