Discovery BoxJeremiah 51:58 
Context51:58 This is what the Lord who rules over all 1 says,
“Babylon’s thick wall 2 will be completely demolished. 3
Her high gates will be set on fire.
The peoples strive for what does not satisfy. 4
The nations grow weary trying to get what will be destroyed.” 5
Jeremiah 51:64
Context51:64 Then say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the judgments 6 I am ready to bring upon her; they will grow faint.’”
The prophecies of Jeremiah end here. 7
1 sn See the note at Jer 2:19.
2 tn The text has the plural “walls,” but many Hebrew
3 tn The infinitive absolute emphasizes the following finite verb. Another option is to translate, “will certainly be demolished.”
4 tn Heb “for what is empty.”
5 tn Heb “and the nations for fire, and they grow weary.”
6 tn Or “disaster”; or “calamity.”
7 sn The final chapter of the book of Jeremiah does not mention Jeremiah or record any of his prophecies.
