Seraiah in Jeremiah 51:59

The son of Neriah. When Zedekiah made a journey to Babylon to do homage to Nebuchadnezzar, Seraiah had charge of the royal gifts to be presented on that occasion. Jeremiah took advantage of the occasion, and sent with Seraiah a word of cheer to the exiles in Babylon, and an announcement of the doom in store for that guilty city. The roll containing this message (Jer. 50:1-8) Seraiah was to read to the exiles, and then, after fixing a stone to it, was to throw it into the Euphrates, uttering, as it sank, the prayer recorded in Jer. 51:59-64. Babylon was at this time in the height of its glory, the greatest and most powerful monarchy in the world. Scarcely seventy years elapsed when the words of the prophet were all fulfilled. Jer. 51:59 is rendered in the Revised Version, “Now Seraiah was chief chamberlain,” instead of “was a quiet prince,” as in the Authorized Version.

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Show passage in OET: JER 51:59

OET-RV JER 51:59

59 This is the message that the prophet Yirmiyah (Jeremiah) commanded Serayah (son of Neriyah, son of Mahseyah)
⇔ when he went with Yehudah’s (Judah’s) King Tsidkiyah (Zedekiah) to Bavel (Babylon) in the fourth year of his reign.
⇔ Now Serayah was a chief officer,

OET-LV JER 51:59

59 The_message which he _commanded Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) the_prophet DOM Sərā^yāh the _son _of Nēriy^yāh the _son _of Maḩşē^yāh when_went_he with Tsidqiy^yāh/(Zedekiah) the _king _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) Bāⱱel in_year (the)_fourth of_reigning_his and_Sərā^yāh was_an _official _of a _resting _place.

Show passage in OET: JER 51:61

OET-RV JER 51:61

61 Then Yirmiyah told Serayah, “When you go to Bavel, ensure that you read these messages aloud

OET-LV JER 51:61

61 And_ Yirmə^yāh _he/it _said to Sərā^yāh just_as_you _come Bāⱱel and_you _will _see and_you _will _read _aloud DOM all _of the_words/messages the_these.

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