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16 And they shall drink, and be troubled, and be mad because of the sword, which I shall send among them.

17 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:

18 To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Juda, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof: to make them a desolation, and an astonishment, and a hissing, and a curse, as it is at this day.

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16 When they drink(A) it, they will stagger(B) and go mad(C) because of the sword(D) 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(E) me drink it: 18 Jerusalem(F) and the towns of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a ruin(G) and an object of horror and scorn,(H) a curse[a](I)—as they are today;(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 25:18 That is, their names to be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, to be seen by others as cursed