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.

22 And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,

23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,

24 And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert,

25 And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,

26 And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.

27 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.

28 And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink.

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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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20 They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes.

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