Seraiah, when you finish reading this book to the people, then tie it to a rock and throw it into the Euphrates River

and say, 'This is what will happen to Babylonia---it will sink and never rise again because of the destruction that the LORD is going to bring on it.' " The words of Jeremiah end here.

By the rivers of Babylon we sat down; there we wept when we remembered Zion.

Twist and groan, people of Jerusalem, like a woman giving birth, for now you will have to leave the city and live in the open country. You will have to go to Babylon, but there the LORD will save you from your enemies.