22 all the kings of Tyre(A) and Sidon;(B) the kings of the coastlands(C) across the sea; 23 Dedan,(D) Tema,(E) Buz(F) and all who are in distant places[a];(G) 24 all the kings of Arabia(H) and all the kings of the foreign people(I) who live in the wilderness; 25 all the kings of Zimri,(J) Elam(K) and Media;(L) 26 and all the kings of the north,(M) near and far, one after the other—all the kingdoms(N) on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshak[b](O) will drink it too.

27 “Then tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk(P) and vomit, and fall to rise no more because of the sword(Q) I will send among you.’ 28 But if they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink(R), tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: You must drink it!

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 25:23 Or who clip the hair by their foreheads
  2. Jeremiah 25:26 Sheshak is a cryptogram for Babylon.

20 They will fall among those killed by the sword. The sword is drawn; let her be dragged(A) off with all her hordes.(B)

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