ירמיהו, פרק נ׳, פסוק א׳

The final message directed at the nations of the world carries massive historical and spiritual weight, signaling the absolute destruction of the Babylonian Empire. After laying waste to countless lands, shedding the blood of the Israelites, and burning the Temple to the ground, Babylon finally faces its own judgment. The prophecy acts as a harsh decree, standing apart with unique power because the fall of Babylon is viewed as equivalent to the collapse of all other nations combined. Its total ruin into a wasteland, much like Sodom and Gomorrah, is destined to come at the hands of the Medes and Persians. Out of this devastation, salvation will blossom for the Israelites, allowing them to leave their exile, return to Jerusalem, and rebuild the Temple of God [אברבנאל].

The downfall of such a brutal empire was destined to bring immense joy to all nations and to Israel, offering a deep sense of personal comfort to Jeremiah himself [חומת אנך]. Delivered during the fourth year of Zedekiah's reign, this message was sent directly to Babylon in the hands of Seraiah. Jeremiah instructed him to read the scroll aloud upon arriving and then throw it into the Euphrates River. This act served as a powerful symbol that Babylon would sink into the depths and never rise again.

The placement of this message at the very end of Jeremiah's prophecies is deliberate. Earlier visions foretold that the king of Babylon would be the last to drink from the cup of God's wrath. Fittingly, the superpower that ruthlessly destroyed all other lands only faces its ultimate punishment at the very end of the historical process [אברבנאל].