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It shall be, when you have made an end of reading this book, that you shall bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates:
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A Sinking Symbol
Commentators explain this is a powerful symbolic act. Tying a stone to the scroll and casting it into the Euphrates wasn't to destroy the prophecy, but to illustrate a divine truth. Just as the scroll would sink swiftly and permanently, so too would the mighty empire of Babylon sink under the weight of God's judgment, never to rise again. This imagery is directly echoed in Revelation 18:21 for the fall of the final 'Babylon'.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This is a historical appendix. In his fourth year, Zedekiah journeyed to Babylon, either to obtain some favor from Nebuchadnezzar or because he was…
19th Century
Anglican
You shall bind a stone to it. —The meaning of the symbolic act, which has its parallel in the girdle of Jeremiah 13:1-7, …
16th Century
Protestant
Here we see, on one hand, what courage the Prophet had, who dared to command the king’s messenger. For though Seraiah was a meek man, so as to rend…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it shall be, when you have made an end of reading thisbookTo the captive Jews; an…
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 …
