◄ Jeremiah 25:17 ►
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New International Version
So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations to whom he sent me drink it:

New Living Translation
So I took the cup of anger from the LORD and made all the nations drink from it—every nation to which the LORD sent me.

English Standard Version
So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand, and made all the nations to whom the LORD sent me drink it:

Berean Standard Bible
So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations drink from it, each one to whom the LORD had sent me,

King James Bible
Then took I the cup at the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me:

New King James Version
Then I took the cup from the LORD’s hand, and made all the nations drink, to whom the LORD had sent me:

New American Standard Bible
So I took the cup from the LORD’S hand and gave it to all the nations to whom the LORD sent me, to drink from it:

NASB 1995
Then I took the cup from the LORD’S hand and made all the nations to whom the LORD sent me drink it:

NASB 1977
Then I took the cup from the LORD’s hand, and made all the nations drink, to whom the LORD sent me:

Legacy Standard Bible
Then I took the cup from the hand of Yahweh and made all the nations to whom Yahweh sent me drink it:

Amplified Bible
Then I (Jeremiah) took the cup from the LORD’S hand and made all the nations to whom the LORD had sent me drink it:

Christian Standard Bible
So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations to whom the LORD sent me drink from it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations drink from it, everyone the LORD sent me to.

American Standard Version
Then took I the cup at Jehovah's hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom Jehovah had sent me:

Contemporary English Version
I took the cup from the LORD's hand, and I went to the kings of the nations and made each of them drink some.

English Revised Version
Then took I the cup at the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So I took the cup from the LORD's hand. I made all the nations to whom the LORD sent me drink from it:

Good News Translation
So I took the cup from the LORD's hand, gave it to all the nations to whom the LORD had sent me, and made them drink from it.

International Standard Version
So I took the cup from the LORD's hand, and I made all the nations to whom the LORD sent me drink it:

Majority Standard Bible
So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations drink from it, each one to whom the LORD had sent me,

NET Bible
So I took the cup from the LORD's hand. I made all the nations to whom he sent me drink the wine of his wrath.

New Heart English Bible
Then took I the cup at the LORD's hand, and made all the nations to drink, to whom the LORD had sent me:

Webster's Bible Translation
Then I took the cup at the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to drink, to whom the LORD had sent me:

World English Bible
Then I took the cup at Yahweh’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, to whom Yahweh had sent me:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And I take the cup out of the hand of YHWH, and cause all the nations to drink to whom YHWH sent me:

Young's Literal Translation
'And I take the cup out of the hand of Jehovah, and cause all the nations to drink unto whom Jehovah sent me:

Smith's Literal Translation
And I shall take the cup from the hand of Jehovah, and I shall cause all the nations which Jehovah sent me to them to drink.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I took the cup at the hand of the Lord, and I presented it to all the nations to drink of it, to which the Lord sent me:

Catholic Public Domain Version
And I received the chalice from the hand of the Lord, and I caused all the nations, to which the Lord has sent me, to drink from it:

New American Bible
I took the cup from the hand of the LORD and gave it as drink to all the nations to whom the LORD sent me:

New Revised Standard Version
So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand, and made all the nations to whom the LORD sent me drink it:
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then I took the cup from the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to whom the LORD had sent me drink it:

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And I took the cup from the hand of LORD JEHOVAH and I made all the nations drink, for LORD JEHOVAH has sent me unto them
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Then took I the cup of the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me:

Brenton Septuagint Translation
So I took the cup out of the Lord's hand, and caused the nations to whom the Lord sent me to drink:

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Cup of God's Wrath
…16And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.” 17So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations drink from it, each one to whom the LORD had sent me, 18to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;…
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Cross References
Revelation 14:10
he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.

Isaiah 51:17
Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs—the cup that makes men stagger.

Revelation 16:19
The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.

Isaiah 51:22
Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people: “See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering. From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again.

Revelation 18:6
Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.

Habakkuk 2:16
You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory.

Revelation 14:8
Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”

Jeremiah 49:12
For this is what the LORD says: “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, can you possibly remain unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for you must drink it too.

Revelation 17:4
The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.

Isaiah 63:6
I trampled the nations in My anger; in My wrath I made them drunk and poured out their blood on the ground.”

Ezekiel 23:31-34
Because you have followed the path of your sister, I will put her cup into your hand.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup deep and wide. It will bring scorn and derision, for it holds so much. / You will be filled with drunkenness and grief, with a cup of devastation and desolation, the cup of your sister Samaria. ...

Revelation 18:3
All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”

Lamentations 4:21
So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself.

Matthew 20:22
“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.

Psalm 75:8
For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.


Treasury of Scripture

Then took I the cup at the LORD's hand, and made all the nations to drink, to whom the LORD had sent me:

and made.

Jeremiah 25:28
And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink.

Jeremiah 1:10
See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

Jeremiah 27:3
And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;

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Jeremiah 25
1. Jeremiah, reproving the Jews' disobedience to the prophets,
8. foretells the seventy years' captivity;
12. and after that, the destruction of Babylon.
15. Under the type of a cup of wine he foreshows the destruction of all nations.
34. The howling of the shepherds.














Berean Study Bible
So I took the cup
The phrase "the cup" in biblical literature often symbolizes God's judgment or wrath. In Hebrew, the word for "cup" is "kôs," which can denote a vessel for drinking but also metaphorically represents a portion or fate assigned by God. This imagery is consistent throughout the Old Testament, where the cup is a symbol of divine retribution (e.g., Psalm 75:8). Jeremiah, as a prophet, is obediently accepting the task of delivering God's judgment to the nations, signifying his role as a mediator of divine will.

from the LORD’s hand
The phrase "from the LORD’s hand" emphasizes the divine origin and authority of the message Jeremiah is delivering. In Hebrew, "YHWH" is the sacred name of God, often translated as "LORD" in English. The "hand" of the LORD signifies power, control, and direct involvement in the affairs of humanity. This imagery underscores that the judgment is not from Jeremiah himself but is a direct commission from God, highlighting the seriousness and inevitability of the message.

and made all the nations
The phrase "all the nations" indicates the universal scope of God's judgment. In the context of Jeremiah's time, this would include not only Israel and Judah but also the surrounding nations that were often in conflict with God's people. The Hebrew word for "nations" is "goyim," which can refer to peoples or ethnic groups outside of Israel. This reflects the biblical theme that God is sovereign over all the earth, not just Israel, and holds all nations accountable to His standards.

to whom He sent me
This phrase highlights Jeremiah's role as a prophet sent by God. The Hebrew verb "shalach" means "to send," indicating a mission or purpose. Jeremiah's prophetic mission was divinely appointed, and he was to act as God's messenger. This underscores the concept of divine calling and the responsibility of the prophet to faithfully deliver God's message, regardless of personal cost or the reception by the audience.

drink it
The act of making the nations "drink it" symbolizes the forced acceptance of God's judgment. In ancient Near Eastern culture, drinking from a cup could signify participation in a covenant or acceptance of a fate. Here, it represents the unavoidable nature of divine judgment. The imagery of drinking is often used in the Bible to convey the idea of experiencing the consequences of one's actions, particularly in the context of divine retribution (e.g., Isaiah 51:17). This serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of turning away from God's commands and the certainty of His justice.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
(17) Then took I the cup . . .--The words describe the act of the prophet as in the ecstasy of vision. One by one the nations are made to drink of that cup of the wrath of Jehovah of which His own country was to have the first and fullest draught. It is a strange example of the literalism of minds incapable of entering into the poetry of a prophet's work, that one commentator (Michaelis) has supposed that the prophet offered an actual goblet of wine to the ambassadors of the states named, who were then, as he imagines, assembled at Jerusalem, as in Jeremiah 27:3.

Pulpit Commentary
Verse 17. - Then took I the cup... and made all the nations to drink. It is too pro-sale to suppose either that Jeremiah made a journey to "all the nations," or that he actually went through the form of presenting the cup to the ambassadors who (it is conjectured, comp. Jeremiah 27:3b) had come to Jerusalem to take measures against the common foe (so J. D. Michaelis). But the supposition arises (as Keil has well observed) out of an imperfect comprehension of the figure. It is not a cup with wine which the prophet receives from Jehovah, but a wine-cup filled with the wine of God's fury, which wine (one may add) is no more a literal wine than the "sword of Jehovah" is a literal sword. The "making all the nations to drink" is simply a way of expressing the prophet's firm faith that the word of Jehovah will not "return unto him void " - that a prophecy once uttered must fulfill itself; and "sent me," in the last clause, merely means "entrusted me with a message" (comp. Proverbs 26:6). For the fulfillment of this detailed prediction, see on Jeremiah 46-51.

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Hebrew
So I took
וָאֶקַּ֥ח (wā·’eq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3947: To take

the cup
הַכּ֖וֹס (hak·kō·ws)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3563: A cup, a lot, some unclean bird, an owl

from the LORD’s
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

hand
מִיַּ֣ד (mî·yaḏ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

and made all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the nations
הַגּוֹיִ֔ם (hag·gō·w·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

drink
וָֽאַשְׁקֶה֙ (wā·’aš·qeh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 8248: To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to

from it,
אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

each one to whom
אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

had sent me,
שְׁלָחַ֥נִי (šə·lā·ḥa·nî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out


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