Jeremiah 51:61-63

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁶¹ And Jeremiah said to Serai′ah: “When you come to Babylon, see that you read all these words, ⁶² and say, ‘O Lord, thou hast said concerning this place that thou wilt cut it off, so that nothing shall dwell in it, neither man nor beast, and it shall be desolate for ever.’ ⁶³ When you finish reading this book, bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the Euphra′tes,