Jeremiah 51:63

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָיָה֙ כְּכַלֹּ֣תְךָ֔ לִקְרֹ֖א אֶת־הַסֵּ֣פֶר הַזֶּ֑ה תִּקְשֹׁ֤ר עָלָיו֙ אֶ֔בֶן וְהִשְׁלַכְתּ֖וֹ אֶל־תּ֥וֹךְ פְּרָֽת׃

Transliteration

wəhāyāh kəḵallōtəḵā liqrōʾ ʾet-hassēper hazzeh tiqšōr ʿālāyw ʾeḇen wəhišlaḵtô ʾel-tôḵ pərāt

Grammar Details

• *wəhāyāh*: conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it shall be
• *kəḵallōtəḵā*: preposition + Piel infinitive construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - when you finish
• *liqrōʾ*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - reading
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *hassēper*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the scroll/book
• *hazzeh*: definite article + demonstrative pronoun masculine singular - this
• *tiqšōr*: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you shall bind
• *ʿālāyw*: preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to it
• *ʾeḇen*: feminine singular noun - stone
• *wəhišlaḵtô*: conjunction + Hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and you shall throw it
• *ʾel*: preposition - into
• *tôḵ*: masculine singular construct - middle of
• *pərāt*: proper noun - Euphrates

Word Meanings

• *kəḵallōtəḵā*: when you finish/when you complete
• *tiqšōr*: you shall bind/you shall tie

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And it shall be, when you have finished reading this book, that you shall bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it shall be, when thou hast made an end{H3615} of reading{H7121} this book,{H5612} that thou shalt bind{H7194} a stone{H68} to it, and cast{H7993} it into the midst{H8432} of the Euphrates:{H6578}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it shall be, when thou hast made an end{H3615}{(H8763)} of reading{H7121}{(H8800)} this book{H5612}, that thou shalt bind{H7194}{(H8799)} a stone{H68} to it, and cast{H7993}{(H8689)} it into the midst{H8432} of Euphrates{H6578}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and when thou hast redde out the boke, bynde a stone to it, and cast it in the myddest of Euphrates,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when thou hast made an ende of reading this booke, thou shalt binde a stone to it, & cast it in the middes of Euphrates,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when thou hast read out the booke, bynde a stone to it, and cast it in the middest of Euphrates,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, [that] thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it hath come to pass, when thou dost finish reading this book, thou dost bind to it a stone, and hast cast it into the midst of Phrat,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And it will be that, when you have come to an end of reading this book, you are to have a stone fixed to it, and have it dropped into the Euphrates:

• World English Bible (2000)

  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:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When you finish reading this scroll aloud, tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates River.

Referenced Verses

• Rev 18:21 : 21 Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, 'Thus, with violence, Babylon the great city will be thrown down, and it will never be found again.'
• Jer 19:10-11 : 10 Then you are to break the jar in the presence of those who are with you. 11 And say to them, ‘This is what the LORD Almighty says: I will break this people and this city as one breaks a potter’s jar that cannot be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury.’