Discovery BoxJeremiah 51:60-61 
Context51:60 Jeremiah recorded 1 on one scroll all the judgments 2 that would come upon Babylon – all these prophecies 3 written about Babylon. 51:61 Then Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you arrive in Babylon, make sure 4 you read aloud all these prophecies. 5
Jeremiah 27:10
Context27:10 Do not listen to them, 6 because their prophecies are lies. 7 Listening to them will only cause you 8 to be taken far away from your native land. I will drive you out of your country and you will die in exile. 9
Jeremiah 51:64
Context51:64 Then say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the judgments 10 I am ready to bring upon her; they will grow faint.’”
The prophecies of Jeremiah end here. 11
1 tn Or “wrote.”
2 tn Or “disaster”; or “calamity.”
3 tn Heb “words” (or “things”).
4 tn Heb “see [that].”
5 tn Heb “words” (or “things”).
6 tn The words “Don’t listen to them” have been repeated from v. 9a to pick up the causal connection between v. 9a and v. 10 that is formally introduced by a causal particle in v. 10 in the original text.
7 tn Heb “they are prophesying a lie.”
8 tn Heb “lies will result in your being taken far…” (לְמַעַן [lÿma’an] + infinitive). This is a rather clear case of the particle לְמַעַן introducing result (contra BDB 775 s.v. מַעַן note 1. There is no irony in this statement; it is a bold prediction).
9 tn The words “out of your country” are not in the text but are implicit in the meaning of the verb. The words “in exile” are also not in the text but are implicit in the context. These words have been supplied in the translation for clarity.
10 tn Or “disaster”; or “calamity.”
11 sn The final chapter of the book of Jeremiah does not mention Jeremiah or record any of his prophecies.
