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.
And if they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink from it, then you must tell them, 'This is what the LORD Almighty says: You will definitely drink it.'
God is saying that His judgment cannot be avoided - those who refuse to accept it willingly will be forced to face it anyway.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's message to Jeremiah about the 'cup of wrath' that represents divine judgment on the nations. Jeremiah was instructed to symbolically offer this cup to various nations, representing God's coming judgment through Babylon. The historical context is around 605-586 BC, when Babylon was rising as the dominant power that would execute God's judgment on Judah and surrounding nations.
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