Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
So you must tell them, 'This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Drink this cup until you are drunk, vomit, fall down, and never get up again, because of the war I will bring against you.'
God is commanding Jeremiah to tell the nations they will face complete destruction through war as judgment for their sins.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Jeremiah's prophecy about God's judgment on various nations around 605-586 BC. Jeremiah was instructed to symbolically offer a 'cup of wrath' to different nations, representing God's coming judgment through military conquest, particularly by Babylon. The imagery of forced drinking leading to helplessness was a common ancient metaphor for divine punishment and military defeat.
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