Focused Passage

Jeremiah 25:15-29

Seventy Years for Babylon and the Cup of the LORD's Wrath

The chapter moves from Jeremiah's retrospective indictment of Judah's refusal to listen, to the seventy-year Babylonian judgment, to Babylon's later punishment, and finally to the cup of wrath poured out on Judah and all nations.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

15 This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.

16 And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”

17 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,

18 to 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;

19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people;

20 all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;

21 Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites;

22 all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;

23 Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair;

24 all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert;

25 all the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media;

26 all the kings of the north, both near and far, one after another—all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshach will drink it too.

27 “Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you.’

28 If they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink it, you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘You most certainly must drink it!

29 For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.’

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References and Original Words

Verse 15

Original words

- כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction This is what כֹה֩ H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֜ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular the God אֱלֹהֵ֤י H430 Noun - masculine plural construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular said אָמַ֨ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular to me אֵלַ֔י H413 Preposition | first person common singular Take קַ֠ח H3947 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker from My hand מִיָּדִ֑י H3027 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular this הַזֹּ֖את H2063 Article | Pronoun - feminine singular cup כּ֨וֹס H3563 Noun - feminine singular construct of the wine הַיַּ֧יִן H3196 Article | Noun - masculine singular of wrath הַחֵמָ֛ה H2534 Article | Noun - feminine singular and make all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the nations הַגּוֹיִ֔ם H1471 Article | Noun - masculine plural to whom אֲשֶׁ֧ר H834 Pronoun - relative I אָנֹכִ֛י H595 Pronoun - first person common singular send שֹׁלֵ֥חַ H7971 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular - אוֹתְךָ֖ H853 Direct object marker | second person masculine singular you אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural drink וְהִשְׁקִיתָ֤ה H8248 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular from it אֹתוֹ֙ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker
Verse 16

Original words

And they will drink וְשָׁת֕וּ H8354 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural and stagger וְהִֽתְגֹּֽעֲשׁ֖וּ H1607 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural and go out of their minds וְהִתְהֹלָ֑לוּ H1984 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural because of מִפְּנֵ֣י H6440 Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct the sword הַחֶ֔רֶב H2719 Article | Noun - feminine singular that אֲשֶׁ֛ר H834 Pronoun - relative I אָנֹכִ֥י H595 Pronoun - first person common singular will send שֹׁלֵ֖חַ H7971 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular among them בֵּינֹתָֽם׃ H996 Preposition | third person masculine plural
Verse 17

Original words

So I took וָאֶקַּ֥ח H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the cup הַכּ֖וֹס H3563 Article | Noun - feminine singular from the LORD’s יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular hand מִיַּ֣ד H3027 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct and made all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the nations הַגּוֹיִ֔ם H1471 Article | Noun - masculine plural drink וָֽאַשְׁקֶה֙ H8248 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular from it אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker - אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative each one to whom אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular had sent me שְׁלָחַ֥נִי H7971 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Verse 18

Original words

to make לָתֵ֨ת H5414 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct them אֹתָ֜ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural a ruin לְחָרְבָּ֧ה H2723 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular an object of horror לְשַׁמָּ֛ה H8047 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular and contempt לִשְׁרֵקָ֥ה H8322 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular and cursing וְלִקְלָלָ֖ה H7045 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular as they are to this הַזֶּֽה׃ H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular day כַּיּ֥וֹם H3117 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ H3389 Noun - proper - feminine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and the cities עָרֵ֣י H5892 Noun - feminine plural construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker its kings מְלָכֶ֖יהָ H4428 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker and officials שָׂרֶ֑יהָ H8269 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 19

Original words

- אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֧ה H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶֽלֶךְ־ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרַ֛יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker his officials עֲבָדָ֥יו H5650 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker his leaders שָׂרָ֖יו H8269 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct his people עַמּֽוֹ׃ H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 20

Original words

- וְאֵת֙ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the mixed tribes הָעֶ֔רֶב H6154 Article | Noun - masculine singular - וְאֵ֕ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the kings מַלְכֵ֖י H4428 Noun - masculine plural construct vvv אֶ֣רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct of Uz הָע֑וּץ H5780 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular - וְאֵ֗ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the kings מַלְכֵי֙ H4428 Noun - masculine plural construct vvv אֶ֣רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct of the Philistines פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים H6430 Noun - proper - masculine plural - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Ashkelon אַשְׁקְל֤וֹן H831 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Gaza עַזָּה֙ H5804 Noun - proper - feminine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Ekron עֶקְר֔וֹן H6138 Noun - proper - feminine singular - וְאֵ֖ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and the remnant שְׁאֵרִ֥ית H7611 Noun - feminine singular construct of Ashdod אַשְׁדּֽוֹד׃ H795 Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 21

Original words

- אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Edom אֱד֥וֹם H123 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Moab מוֹאָ֖ב H4124 Noun - proper - feminine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and the Ammonites בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . עַמּֽוֹן׃ H5983 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 22

Original words

- וְאֵת֙ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the kings מַלְכֵי־ H4428 Noun - masculine plural construct of Tyre צֹ֔ר H6865 Noun - proper - feminine singular and וְאֵ֖ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker - כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct - מַלְכֵ֣י H4428 Noun - masculine plural construct Sidon צִיד֑וֹן H6721 Noun - proper - feminine singular - וְאֵת֙ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the kings מַלְכֵ֣י H4428 Noun - masculine plural construct of the coastlands הָאִ֔י H339 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Pronoun - relative across בְּעֵ֥בֶר H5676 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct the sea הַיָּֽם׃ H3220 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 23

Original words

- וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Dedan דְּדָ֤ן H1719 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Tema תֵּימָא֙ H8485 Noun - proper - feminine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Buz בּ֔וּז H938 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֵ֖ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct who cut קְצוּצֵ֥י H7112 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct the corners [of their hair] פֵאָֽה׃ H6285 Noun - feminine singular
Verse 24

Original words

- וְאֵ֖ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the kings מַלְכֵ֣י H4428 Noun - masculine plural construct of Arabia עֲרָ֑ב H6152 Noun - proper - feminine singular - וְאֵת֙ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the kings מַלְכֵ֣י H4428 Noun - masculine plural construct of the mixed tribes הָעֶ֔רֶב H6154 Article | Noun - masculine singular who dwell הַשֹּׁכְנִ֖ים H7931 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural in the desert בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ H4057 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 25

Original words

- וְאֵ֣ת׀ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the kings מַלְכֵ֣י H4428 Noun - masculine plural construct of Zimri זִמְרִ֗י H2174 Noun - proper - feminine singular - וְאֵת֙ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker - כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct - מַלְכֵ֣י H4428 Noun - masculine plural construct Elam עֵילָ֔ם H5867 Noun - proper - feminine singular and וְאֵ֖ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker - כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct - מַלְכֵ֥י H4428 Noun - masculine plural construct Media מָדָֽי׃ H4074 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 26

Original words

- וְאֵ֣ת׀ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the kings מַלְכֵ֣י H4428 Noun - masculine plural construct of the north הַצָּפ֗וֹן H6828 Article | Noun - feminine singular both near הַקְּרֹבִ֤ים H7138 Article | Adjective - masculine plural and far וְהָֽרְחֹקִים֙ H7350 Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine plural one אִ֣ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular after אֶל־ H413 Preposition another אָחִ֔יו H251 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular - וְאֵת֙ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the kingdoms הַמַּמְלְכ֣וֹת H4467 Article | Noun - feminine plural construct - הָאָ֔רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Pronoun - relative on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the face פְּנֵ֣י H6440 Noun - common plural construct of the earth הָאֲדָמָ֑ה H127 Article | Noun - feminine singular And after all of them אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ H310 Preposition | third person masculine plural the king וּמֶ֥לֶךְ H4428 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of Sheshach שֵׁשַׁ֖ךְ H8347 Noun - proper - masculine singular will drink [it too] יִשְׁתֶּ֥ה H8354 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Sheshach is a code name for Babylon.
Verse 27

Original words

Then you are to tell them וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular that אֲלֵיהֶ֡םס H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural this is what כֹּֽה־ H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֨ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular of Hosts צְבָא֜וֹת H6635 Noun - common plural the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י H430 Noun - masculine plural construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַר֩ H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Drink שְׁת֤וּ H8354 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural get drunk וְשִׁכְרוּ֙ H7937 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural and vomit וּקְי֔וּ H7006 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Fall down וְנִפְל֖וּ H5307 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural and never וְלֹ֣א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle get up again תָק֑וּמוּ H6965 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural because of מִפְּנֵ֣י H6440 Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct the sword הַחֶ֔רֶב H2719 Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֛ר H834 Pronoun - relative I אָנֹכִ֥י H595 Pronoun - first person common singular will send שֹׁלֵ֖חַ H7971 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular among you בֵּינֵיכֶֽם׃ H996 Preposition | second person masculine plural
Verse 28

Original words

- וְהָיָ֗ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular If כִּ֧י H3588 Conjunction they refuse יְמָאֲנ֛וּ H3985 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural to take לָקַֽחַת־ H3947 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct the cup הַכּ֥וֹס H3563 Article | Noun - feminine singular from your hand מִיָּדְךָ֖ H3027 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular [and] drink it לִשְׁתּ֑וֹת H8354 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct you are to tell them וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular that אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural this is what כֹּ֥ה H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular of Hosts צְבָא֖וֹת H6635 Noun - common plural says אָמַ֛ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular You most certainly must drink it שָׁת֥וֹ H8354 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute . . . תִשְׁתּֽוּ׃ H8354 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Verse 29

Original words

For כִּי֩ H3588 Conjunction behold הִנֵּ֨ה H2009 Interjection I אָֽנֹכִי֙ H595 Pronoun - first person common singular am beginning מֵחֵ֣ל H2490 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular to bring disaster לְהָרַ֔ע H7489 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct on the city בָעִ֜יר H5892 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular that אֲשֶׁ֧ר H834 Pronoun - relative bears נִֽקְרָא־ H7121 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular My Name שְׁמִ֣י H8034 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular עָלֶ֗יהָ עָלֶ֗יהָ H5921 Preposition | third person feminine singular so how could you וְאַתֶּ֖ם H859 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural possibly go unpunished הִנָּקֵ֣ה H5352 Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute . . . תִנָּק֑וּ H5352 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural You will not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle go unpunished תִנָּק֔וּ H5352 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural for כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction I אֲנִ֤י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular am calling down קֹרֵא֙ H7121 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular a sword חֶ֗רֶב H2719 Noun - feminine singular upon עַל־ H5921 Preposition all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the inhabitants יֹשְׁבֵ֣י H3427 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct of the earth הָאָ֔רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular declares נְאֻ֖ם H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular of Hosts צְבָאֽוֹת׃ H6635 Noun - common plural

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