15 For thus hath the Lord God of Israel spoken unto me, [a]Take the cup of wine of this mine indignation at mine hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 25:15 Signifying, the extreme affliction, that God had appointed for everyone, as Ps. 75:8; Isa. 51:17, and this cup, which the wicked drink, is more bitter than that which he giveth to his children, for he measureth the one by mercy, and the other by justice.

The Cup of God’s Wrath

15 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from my hand this cup(A) filled with the wine of my wrath and make all the nations to whom I send(B) you drink it.

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