Jeremiah 25:17

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Then took I the cup at the LORD's hand, and made all the nations to drink, to whom the LORD had sent me:

American King James Version (AKJV)

Then took I the cup at the LORD's hand, and made all the nations to drink, to whom the LORD had sent me:

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then took I the cup at Jehovah's hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom Jehovah had sent me:

Basic English Translation (BBE)

Then I took the cup from the Lord's hand, and gave a drink from it to all the nations to whom the Lord sent me;

Webster's Revision

Then I took the cup at the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to drink, to whom the LORD had sent me:

World English Bible

Then took I the cup at Yahweh's hand, and made all the nations to drink, to whom Yahweh had sent me:

English Revised Version (ERV)

Then took I the cup at the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me:

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Clarke's Jeremiah 25:17 Bible Commentary

Then took I the cup - and made all the nations to drink - This cup of God's wrath is merely symbolical, and simply means that the prophet should declare to all these people that they shall fall under the Chaldean yoke, and that this is a punishment inflicted on them by God for their iniquities. "Then I took the cup;" I declared publicly the tribulation that God was about to bring on Jerusalem, the cities of Judah, and all the nations.

Barnes's Jeremiah 25:17 Bible Commentary

Then took I the cup - Not actually offering the wine-cup - Holy Scripture has suffered much from this materialistic way of explaining it: but publicly proclaiming this prophecy in Jerusalem, as the central spot of God's dealings with men, and leaving it to find its way to the neighboring states.