the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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エレミヤ記 51:63
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
thou shalt bind: This was the emblem of its overthrow and irretrievable ruin; and the same emblem is employed in Revelation 18:21, to denote the utter ruin of mystical Babylon. Jeremiah 19:10, Jeremiah 19:11, Revelation 18:21
Reciprocal: Exodus 3:12 - token Exodus 15:5 - they Isaiah 7:11 - a sign Jeremiah 13:4 - go Jeremiah 43:1 - had made Jeremiah 43:9 - great Ezekiel 28:19 - thou shalt Revelation 9:14 - the great
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book,.... To the captive Jews; and having also said the above words by way of prayer and approbation:
[that] thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates; a river by which Babylon was situated. The book, being read, was to be rolled up again, and then a stone tied to it, and cast into the middle of the river, where the waters were deepest, and from whence it could not be taken up; and this was a sign confirming the above prophecy; compare with this what was done by a mighty angel concerning mystical Babylon, in which there is an allusion to this, Revelation 18:21.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Historical appendix. In his fourth year Zedekiah journeyed to Babylon either to obtain some favor from Nebuchadnezzar, or because he was summoned to be present on some state occasion. Jeremiah took the opportunity of sending to the exiles at Babylon this prophecy.
Jeremiah 51:59
Seraiah - Brother to Baruch.
A quiet prince - literally, “prince of the resting place, i. e., quartermaster.” It was his business to ride forward each day, and select the place where the king would halt and pass the night.
Jeremiah 51:60
In a book - literally, in one book, on one scroll of parchment.
Jeremiah 51:61
And shalt see, and shalt read - Or, then see that thou read etc.
Jeremiah 51:62-64
The sinking of the scroll was not for the purpose of destroying it, but was a symbolic act (compare the marginal reference); and the binding of a stone to it signified the certainty of the hasty ruin of the city.
Jeremiah 51:64
Thus far ... - Whoever added Jeremiah 52:0, evidently felt it his duty to point out that it was not written by Jeremiah.
