The Meaning of Jeremiah 51:61 Explained

Jeremiah 51:61

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Jeremiah 51:61 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 51

1  The severe judgment of God against Babylon, in revenge of Israel
59  Jeremiah delivers the book of this prophecy to Seraiah, to be cast into Euphrates,
64  in token of the perpetual sinking of Babylon

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 51:61 mean?

And said Jeremiah to Seraiah when you arrive in Babylon and see it and read - all words these
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ אֶל־ שְׂרָיָ֑ה כְּבֹאֲךָ֣ בָבֶ֔ל וְֽרָאִ֔יתָ וְֽקָרָ֔אתָ אֵ֥ת כָּל־ הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ  Jeremiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִרְמְיָה 
Sense: the major prophet, son of Hilkiah of the priestly family in Anathoth; author of the prophetic book bearing his name.
שְׂרָיָ֑ה  Seraiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׂרָיָה 
Sense: the scribe or secretary of David.
כְּבֹאֲךָ֣  when  you  arrive 
Parse: Preposition-k, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בָבֶ֔ל  in  Babylon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בָּבֶל  
Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates.
וְֽרָאִ֔יתָ  and  see  it 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
וְֽקָרָ֔אתָ  and  read 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
אֵ֥ת  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַדְּבָרִ֖ים  words 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
הָאֵֽלֶּה  these 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.