Jeremiah 51:63-64

51:63 When you finish reading this scroll aloud, tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates River. ¹  51:64 Then say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the judgments ²  I am ready to bring upon her; they will grow faint.’”

The prophecies of Jeremiah end here. ³ 

Psalms 137:1

Psalm 137 ⁴ 

137:1 By the rivers of Babylon

we sit down and weep ⁵ 

when we remember Zion.

Micah 4:10

4:10 Twist and strain, ⁶  Daughter Zion, as if you were in labor!

For you will leave the city

and live in the open field.

You will go to Babylon,

but there you will be rescued.

There the Lord will deliver ⁷  you

from the power ⁸  of your enemies.

[51:63]  ¹ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.

[51:64]  ² tn Or “disaster”; or “calamity.”

[51:64]  ³ sn The final chapter of the book of Jeremiah does not mention Jeremiah or record any of his prophecies.

[137:1]  ⁴ sn Psalm 137. The Babylonian exiles lament their condition, vow to remain loyal to Jerusalem, and appeal to God for revenge on their enemies.

[137:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “there we sit down, also we weep.”

[4:10]  ⁶ tn Or perhaps “scream”; NRSV, TEV, NLT “groan.”

[4:10]  ⁷ tn Or “redeem” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[4:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “hand.” The Hebrew idiom is a metonymy for power or control.