Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageWhen you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GWhen you have finished reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the midst of the P'rat.
KJV
King James VersionAnd it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:
BSB
Berean Standard BibleWhen you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates.
Footnotes
The prophetic sign-act of sinking the scroll in the P'rat (Χ€Φ°ΦΌΧ¨ΦΈΧͺ, Euphrates) is a powerful enacted word: the physical submersion of the scroll enacts Bavel's coming submersion (v. 64). Sign-acts are characteristic of Yirmeyahu's prophetic method throughout the book (the linen belt, Jer. 13; the potter's house, Jer. 18β19; the broken flask, Jer. 19). The Euphrates was the lifeblood of Babylon β throwing YHWH's oracle of doom into it is a territorial claim: even Bavel's sacred river belongs to YHWH's jurisdiction. FOG preserves 'P'rat' as the Hebrew name; FOG Message uses 'Euphrates' for accessibility.