Jeremiah 51:7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 who pays out her due.(A)
Babylon was a golden cup in the hand of the Lord
making the whole earth drunk;
The nations drank its wine,
thus they have gone mad.(B)
Lamentations 4:21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
21 Rejoice and gloat, daughter Edom,
dwelling in the land of Uz,[a]
The cup will pass to you as well;
you shall become drunk and strip yourself naked!(A)
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