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Jeremiah 25:12-33
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 25:12-33
English Standard Version
12 Then after (A)seventy years are completed, (B)I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, (C)the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, declares the Lord, (D)making the land an everlasting waste. 13 I will bring upon that land all the words that I have uttered against it, everything written (E)in this book, which Jeremiah prophesied against all the nations. 14 (F)For many nations (G)and great kings shall make slaves even of them, (H)and I will recompense them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.”
The Cup of the Lord's Wrath
15 Thus the Lord, the God of Israel, said to me: (I)“Take from my hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it. 16 They shall drink and stagger and be crazed because of (J)the sword that I am sending among them.”
17 So I took the cup from the Lord's hand, (K)and made all the nations to whom the Lord sent me drink it: 18 (L)Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials, (M)to make them a desolation and a waste, a hissing and a curse, as at this day; 19 (N)Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, his officials, all his people, 20 and (O)all the mixed tribes among them; all the kings of (P)the land of Uz and all the kings of (Q)the land of the Philistines ((R)Ashkelon, (S)Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of (T)Ashdod); 21 (U)Edom, (V)Moab, and the sons of (W)Ammon; 22 all the kings of (X)Tyre, all the kings of (Y)Sidon, and the kings of the coastland across (Z)the sea; 23 (AA)Dedan, (AB)Tema, (AC)Buz, and all who cut (AD)the corners of their hair; 24 all the (AE)kings of Arabia and all the kings of (AF)the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert; 25 all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of (AG)Elam, and all the kings of (AH)Media; 26 all the kings of (AI)the north, far and near, one after another, and all the kingdoms of the world that are on the face of the earth. And after them the king of (AJ)Babylon[a] shall drink.
27 “Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: (AK)Drink, be drunk and vomit, fall and rise no more, because of (AL)the sword that I am sending among you.’
28 “And if they refuse to accept the cup from your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: (AM)You must drink! 29 For behold, (AN)I begin to work disaster at the city that is called by my name, and shall you go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, (AO)for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the Lord of hosts.’
30 “You, therefore, shall prophesy against them all these words, and say to them:
(AP)“‘The Lord will roar from on high,
and from his holy habitation utter his voice;
he will roar mightily against his fold,
(AQ)and shout, like those who tread grapes,
against all the inhabitants of the earth.
31 The clamor will resound to the ends of the earth,
for (AR)the Lord has an indictment against the nations;
(AS)he is entering into judgment with all flesh,
and the wicked he will put to the sword,
declares the Lord.’
32 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
Behold, disaster is going forth
from nation to nation,
(AT)and a great tempest is stirring
(AU)from the farthest parts of the earth!
33 (AV)“And those pierced by the Lord on that day shall extend from one end of the earth to the other. (AW)They shall not be lamented, (AX)or gathered, or buried; (AY)they shall be dung on the surface of the ground.
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- Jeremiah 25:26 Hebrew Sheshach, a code name for Babylon
Jeremiah 25:12-33
New International Version
Jeremiah 25:12-33
New International Version
12 “But when the seventy years(A) are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon(B) and his nation, the land of the Babylonians,[a] for their guilt,” declares the Lord, “and will make it desolate(C) forever. 13 I will bring on that land all the things I have spoken against it, all that are written(D) in this book and prophesied by Jeremiah against all the nations. 14 They themselves will be enslaved(E) by many nations(F) and great kings; I will repay(G) them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.”
The Cup of God’s Wrath
15 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from my hand this cup(H) filled with the wine of my wrath and make all the nations to whom I send(I) you drink it. 16 When they drink(J) it, they will stagger(K) and go mad(L) because of the sword(M) I will send among them.”
17 So I took the cup from the Lord’s hand and made all the nations to whom he sent(N) me drink it: 18 Jerusalem(O) and the towns of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a ruin(P) and an object of horror and scorn,(Q) a curse[b](R)—as they are today;(S) 19 Pharaoh king(T) of Egypt,(U) his attendants, his officials and all his people, 20 and all the foreign people there; all the kings of Uz;(V) all the kings of the Philistines(W) (those of Ashkelon,(X) Gaza,(Y) Ekron, and the people left at Ashdod); 21 Edom,(Z) Moab(AA) and Ammon;(AB) 22 all the kings of Tyre(AC) and Sidon;(AD) the kings of the coastlands(AE) across the sea; 23 Dedan,(AF) Tema,(AG) Buz(AH) and all who are in distant places[c];(AI) 24 all the kings of Arabia(AJ) and all the kings of the foreign people(AK) who live in the wilderness; 25 all the kings of Zimri,(AL) Elam(AM) and Media;(AN) 26 and all the kings of the north,(AO) near and far, one after the other—all the kingdoms(AP) on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshak[d](AQ) will drink it too.
27 “Then tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk(AR) and vomit, and fall to rise no more because of the sword(AS) I will send among you.’ 28 But if they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink(AT), tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: You must drink it! 29 See, I am beginning to bring disaster(AU) on the city that bears my Name,(AV) and will you indeed go unpunished?(AW) You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword(AX) on all(AY) who live on the earth,(AZ) declares the Lord Almighty.’
30 “Now prophesy all these words against them and say to them:
“‘The Lord will roar(BA) from on high;
he will thunder(BB) from his holy dwelling(BC)
and roar mightily against his land.
He will shout like those who tread(BD) the grapes,
shout against all who live on the earth.
31 The tumult(BE) will resound to the ends of the earth,
for the Lord will bring charges(BF) against the nations;
he will bring judgment(BG) on all(BH) mankind
and put the wicked to the sword,(BI)’”
declares the Lord.
32 This is what the Lord Almighty says:
“Look! Disaster(BJ) is spreading
from nation to nation;(BK)
a mighty storm(BL) is rising
from the ends of the earth.”(BM)
33 At that time those slain(BN) by the Lord will be everywhere—from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned or gathered(BO) up or buried,(BP) but will be like dung lying on the ground.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 25:12 Or Chaldeans
- Jeremiah 25:18 That is, their names to be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, to be seen by others as cursed
- Jeremiah 25:23 Or who clip the hair by their foreheads
- Jeremiah 25:26 Sheshak is a cryptogram for Babylon.
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