Jeremiah 51:61

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When you come to Babylon, and shall see, and shall read all these words,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ אֶל־שְׂרָיָ֑ה כְּבֹאֲךָ֣ בָבֶ֔ל וְֽרָאִ֔יתָ וְֽקָרָ֔אתָ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

Transliteration

wayyōʾmer yirmiyāhû ʾel-śərāyāh kəḇōʾăḵā ḇāḇel wərāʾîtā wəqārāʾtā ʾēt kol-haddəḇārîm hāʾēlleh

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: Waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
• *yirmiyāhû*: proper noun - Jeremiah
• *ʾel*: preposition - to
• *śərāyāh*: proper noun - Seraiah
• *kəḇōʾăḵā*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - when you come to
• *ḇāḇel*: proper noun - Babylon
• *wərāʾîtā*: conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - then you shall see
• *wəqārāʾtā*: conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall read
• *ʾēt*: direct object marker
• *kol*: masculine singular construct - all of
• *haddəḇārîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - the words
• *hāʾēlleh*: definite article + demonstrative pronoun common plural - these

Word Meanings

• *wərāʾîtā*: then you shall see/and make sure/and observe
• *wəqārāʾtā*: and you shall read aloud/and you shall proclaim

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, 'When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And emiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jeremiah{H3414} said{H559} to Seraiah,{H8304} When thou comest{H935} to Babylon,{H894} then see{H7200} that thou read{H7121} all these words,{H1697}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jeremiah{H3414} said{H559}{(H8799)} to Seraiah{H8304}, When thou comest{H935}{(H8800)} to Babylon{H894}, and shalt see{H7200}{(H8804)}, and shalt read{H7121}{(H8804)} all these words{H1697};

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and gaue Sarias this charge: When thou commest vnto Babilon, se that thou rede all these wordes,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Ieremiah sayd to Sheraiah, Whe thou commest vnto Babel, and shalt see, & shalt reade all these wordes,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And gaue Saraiah this charge: When thou commest vnto Babylon, see that thou reade these wordes,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When you come to Babylon, then see that you read all these words,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jeremiah saith unto Seraiah, `When thou dost enter Babylon, then thou hast seen, and hast read all these words,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, then see that thou read all these words,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, then see that thou read all these words,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When you come to Babylon, see that you give them all these words;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When you come to Babylon, then see that you read all these words,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Jeremiah said to Seraiah,“When you arrive in Babylon, make sure you read aloud all these prophecies.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 29:1-2 : 1 These are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders who were taken captive, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken captive from Jerusalem to Babylon. 2 After Jeconiah the king, the queen, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the carpenters, and the smiths had departed from Jerusalem.
• Matt 24:1 : 1 And Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.
• Mark 13:1 : 1 As he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, Master, see what kind of stones and what buildings are here!
• Col 4:16 : 16 And when this letter is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that you likewise read the letter from Laodicea.
• 1 Thess 4:18 : 18 Therefore, comfort one another with these words.
• 1 Thess 5:27 : 27 I charge you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers.
• Rev 1:3 : 3 Blessed is he who reads, and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it: for the time is near.