60. Jeremiah wrote on one scroll about all the disaster that would come to Babylon; all these words were written against Babylon.
61. Jeremiah told Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud.
62. You must say, ‘Lord, You have threatened to cut off this place so that no one will live in it — man or beast. Indeed, it will remain desolate forever.’
63. When you have finished reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates River.
64. Then say, ‘In the same way, Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the disaster I am bringing on her. They will grow weary.’ ”The words of Jeremiah end here.