Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) — Perek 51

Continued prophecy against Bavel; Serayah takes a scroll and sinks it in the Perat river.

The destruction of Bavel (referred to by the cipher Lev-kamai) is detailed further. Hashem uses the Medes to take vengeance for the Temple. Bavel is compared to a golden cup that made the earth drunk, but is now suddenly fallen. Yirmiyahu writes this prophecy in a book and commands Serayah to read it in Bavel, tie a stone to it, and throw it into the Perat river, symbolizing Bavel's permanent sinking.

• The Medes as Hashem's instrument of vengeance
• Bavel as the fallen golden cup
• The sinking of the scroll in the Perat (Euphrates)
• The finality of Bavel's destruction