Jeremiah 25 · Verse 17

Jeremiah 25:17

Then took I the cup at the Lord’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the Lord had sent me:
Jeremiah 25:17, King James Version

Jeremiah 25:17 in other translations

BSBSo I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations drink from it, each one to whom the LORD had sent me,
WEBThen I took the cup at the LORD’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, to whom the LORD had sent me:
ASVThen took I the cup at Jehovah’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom Jehovah had sent me:
YLT‘And I take the cup out of the hand of Jehovah, and cause all the nations to drink unto whom Jehovah sent me:
DARBYAnd I took the cup at Jehovah's hand, and made all the nations to drink, to whom Jehovah had sent me:
BBEThen I took the cup from the Lord's hand, and gave a drink from it to all the nations to whom the Lord sent me;
WebsterThen I took the cup at the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to drink, to whom the LORD had sent me:

What does Jeremiah 25:17 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 Then took I the cup - and made all the nations to drink - This cup of God's wrath is merely symbolical, and simply means that the prophet should declare to all these people that they shall fall under the Chaldean yoke, and that this is a punishment inflicted on them by God for their iniquities. "Then I took the cup;" I declared publicly the tribulation that God was about to bring on Jerusalem, the cities of Judah, and all the nations.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 25:15-29

The evil and the good events of life are often represented in Scripture as cups. Under this figure is represented the desolation then coming upon that part of the world, of which Nebuchadnezzar, who had just began to reign and act, was to be the instrument; but this destroying sword would come from the hand of God. The desolations the sword should make in all these kingdoms, are represented by the consequences of…

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Jeremiah 25:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וָאֶקַּ֥חva.'e.Kachand I tookH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַכּ֖וֹסha.Kosthe cupH3563
מִיַּ֣דmi.Yadfrom [the] hand ofH3027
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וָֽאַשְׁקֶה֙va.'ash.Kehand I made drinkH8248
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
שְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.nihe sent meH7971
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֲלֵיהֶֽם\׃'a.lei.Hemto themH413

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 25:17

  • Jeremiah 1:10

    See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

  • Jeremiah 25:28

    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.

  • Jeremiah 46:1-28

    The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles; Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh–necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah. Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines. …

  • Ezekiel 43:3

    And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.

  • Jeremiah 27:3

    And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;

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28; 1:10; 27:3; 46:1-51:64; Eze 43:3

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Context

  • Jeremiah 25:16

    And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.

  • Jeremiah 25:17

    Then took I the cup at the Lord’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the Lord had sent me:

  • Jeremiah 25:18

    To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;

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Jeremiah 25:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tomé el vaso de la mano de Jehová, y dí de beber á todas las gentes á las cuales me envió Jehová:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et je pris la coupe de la main de l’ Éternel, et j’en fis boire à toutes les nations auxquelles l’ Éternel m’envoyait:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich nahm den Becher aus der Hand Jehovas und ließ trinken all die Nationen, zu welchen Jehova mich gesandt hatte:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et accepi calicem de manu Domini, et propinavi cunctis gentibus ad quas misit me Dominus,