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16 They shall drink from it and reel, crazed by the death blows I rain upon them.”

17 So I took the cup of fury from the Lord and made all the nations drink from it—every nation God had sent me to; 18 I went to Jerusalem and to the cities of Judah, and their kings and princes drank of the cup so that from that day until this they have been desolate, hated, and cursed, just as they are today.

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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