Overview
In the final chapter of Jeremiah, the prophet gives a written scroll containing all the words against Babylon to Seraiah, a quiet prince, instructing him to read it aloud in Babylon and then sink it in the Euphrates. This symbolic act illustrates that God's judgment against Babylon is as certain and irreversible as the scroll sinking into the river, emphasizing that no nation can escape God's justice.
Key Scriptures
"So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon" (Jeremiah 51:60, KJV). "And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words" (Jeremiah 51:61, KJV). "Then shalt thou say, O LORD, thou hast spoken against this place to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast" (Jeremiah 51:62, KJV).
Application
God's word against sin and disobedience will certainly come to pass; believers can trust His promises of judgment and salvation with absolute confidence.