63 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:
63 When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates.
63 When you finish reading this book, tie a stone to it and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates,
63 "When you've finished reading the page, tie a stone to it, throw it into the River Euphrates, and watch it sink.
63 Now it shall be, when you have finished reading this book, that you shall tie a stone to it and throw it out into the Euphrates.
63 When you have finished reading the scroll, tie it to a stone and throw it into the Euphrates River.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 51:63
Commentary on Jeremiah 51:59-64
(Read Jeremiah 51:59-64)
This prophecy is sent to Babylon, to the captives there, by Seraiah, who is to read it to his countrymen in captivity. Let them with faith see the end of these threatening powers, and comfort themselves herewith. When we see what this world is, how glittering its shows, and how flattering its proposals, let us read in the book of the Lord that it shall shortly be desolate. The book must be thrown into the river Euphrates. The fall of the New Testament Babylon is thus represented, Revelation 18:21. Those that sink under the weight of God's wrath and curse, sink for ever. Babylon, and every antichrist, will soon sink and rise no more for ever. Let us hope in God's word, and quietly wait for his salvation; then we shall see, but shall not share, the destruction of the wicked.