KJV ORIGINAL
Then took I the cup at the LORD’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So I took the cup from the LORD's hand and made all the nations drink from it—every nation the LORD had sent me to visit.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is describing how he obeyed God's command to deliver His message of judgment to all the nations God directed him to visit.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Jeremiah's vision where God gives him a symbolic cup of wrath to offer to various nations as a sign of coming judgment. Jeremiah prophesied during the final decades before Babylon destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC, and God commissioned him to warn not only Judah but also the surrounding nations about the consequences of their rebellion against God.
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