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25 all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of (A)Elam, and all the kings of (B)Media; 26 all the kings of (C)the north, far and near, one after another, and all the kingdoms of the world that are on the face of the earth. And after them the king of (D)Babylon[a] shall drink.

27 “Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: (E)Drink, be drunk and vomit, fall and rise no more, because of (F)the sword that I am sending among you.’

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  1. Jeremiah 25:26 Hebrew Sheshach, a code name for Babylon

25 all the kings of Zimri,(A) Elam(B) and Media;(C) 26 and all the kings of the north,(D) near and far, one after the other—all the kingdoms(E) on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshak[a](F) will drink it too.

27 “Then tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk(G) and vomit, and fall to rise no more because of the sword(H) I will send among you.’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 25:26 Sheshak is a cryptogram for Babylon.