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Text -- Jeremiah 25:22-38 (NET)
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25:22 all the kings of Tyre , all the kings of Sidon ; all the kings of the coastlands along the sea ;
25:23 the people of Dedan , Tema , Buz , all the desert people who cut their hair short at the temples ;
25:24 all the kings of Arabia who live in the desert ;
25:25 all the kings of Zimri ; all the kings of Elam ; all the kings of Media ;
25:26 all the kings of the north , whether near or far from one another ; and all the other kingdoms which are on the face of the earth . After all of them have drunk the wine of the Lord’s wrath, the king of Babylon must drink it.
25:27 Then the Lord said to me, “Tell them that the Lord God of Israel who rules over all says , ‘Drink this cup until you get drunk and vomit . Drink until you fall down and can’t get up . For I will send wars sweeping through you.’
25:28 If they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink it, tell them that the Lord who rules over all says ‘You most certainly must drink it!
25:29 For take note , I am already beginning to bring disaster on the city that I call my own . So how can you possibly avoid being punished ? You will not go unpunished ! For I am proclaiming war against all who live on the earth . I, the Lord who rules over all , affirm it!’
25:30 “Then, Jeremiah, make the following prophecy against them: ‘Like a lion about to attack, the Lord will roar from the heights of heaven; from his holy dwelling on high he will roar loudly . He will roar mightily against his land . He will shout in triumph like those stomping juice from the grapes against all those who live on the earth .
25:31 The sounds of battle will resound to the ends of the earth . For the Lord will bring charges against the nations . He will pass judgment on all humankind and will hand the wicked over to be killed in war .’ The Lord so affirms it!
25:32 The Lord who rules over all says , ‘Disaster will soon come on one nation after another . A mighty storm of military destruction is rising up from the distant parts of the earth .’
25:33 Those who have been killed by the Lord at that time will be scattered from one end of the earth to the other . They will not be mourned over, gathered up , or buried . Their dead bodies will lie scattered over the ground like manure .
25:34 Wail and cry out in anguish, you rulers ! Roll in the dust, you who shepherd flocks of people! The time for you to be slaughtered has come . You will lie scattered and fallen like broken pieces of fine pottery .
25:35 The leaders will not be able to run away and hide. The shepherds of the flocks will not be able to escape .
25:36 Listen to the cries of anguish of the leaders . Listen to the wails of the shepherds of the flocks . They are wailing because the Lord is about to destroy their lands .
25:37 Their peaceful dwelling places will be laid waste by the fierce anger of the Lord .
25:38 The Lord is like a lion who has left his lair . So their lands will certainly be laid waste by the warfare of the oppressive nation and by the fierce anger of the Lord.”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Israel |
JEREMIAH (2) |
Captivity |
JEREMIAH, BOOK OF |
Nation |
Government |
Sin |
Cup |
Tema |
Sheshach |
PALESTINE, 3 |
Tyre |
Arabia |
Edom |
Anger |
Zimri |
Drunkeess |
Punishment |
Shepherd |
VINE |
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NET Notes -> Jer 25:22; Jer 25:22; Jer 25:22; Jer 25:22; Jer 25:23; Jer 25:23; Jer 25:23; Jer 25:24; Jer 25:24; Jer 25:25; Jer 25:25; Jer 25:25; Jer 25:26; Jer 25:26; Jer 25:27; Jer 25:27; Jer 25:27; Jer 25:27; Jer 25:27; Jer 25:27; Jer 25:27; Jer 25:28; Jer 25:28; Jer 25:29; Jer 25:29; Jer 25:29; Jer 25:29; Jer 25:29; Jer 25:30; Jer 25:30; Jer 25:30; Jer 25:30; Jer 25:30; Jer 25:30; Jer 25:31; Jer 25:31; Jer 25:31; Jer 25:31; Jer 25:31; Jer 25:32; Jer 25:32; Jer 25:32; Jer 25:32; Jer 25:32; Jer 25:33; Jer 25:34; Jer 25:34; Jer 25:34; Jer 25:35; Jer 25:35; Jer 25:36; Jer 25:36; Jer 25:37; Jer 25:37; Jer 25:38; Jer 25:38; Jer 25:38; Jer 25:38; Jer 25:38
NET Notes: Jer 25:22 The connection with Tyre and Sidon suggests that these were Phoenician colonies. See also Isa 23:2.
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NET Notes: Jer 25:23 See Jer 9:26 where these are mentioned in connection with Moab, Edom, and Ammon.
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NET Notes: Jer 25:25 Elam and Media were east of Babylon; Elam in the south and Media in the north. They were in what is now western Iran.
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NET Notes: Jer 25:26 Heb “the king of Sheshach.” “Sheshach” is a code name for Babylon formed on the principle of substituting the last letter of t...
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NET Notes: Jer 25:27 Heb “because of the sword that I will send among you.” See the notes on 2:16 for explanation.
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NET Notes: Jer 25:28 The translation attempts to reflect the emphatic construction of the infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb which is here an obligatory imperfe...
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NET Notes: Jer 25:30 The metaphor shifts from God as a lion to God as a mighty warrior (Jer 20:11; Isa 42:13; Zeph 3:17) shouting in triumph over his foes. Within the meta...
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NET Notes: Jer 25:32 For the use of this word in a literal sense see Jonah 1:4. For its use to refer to the wrath of the Lord which will rage over the wicked see Jer 23:19...
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NET Notes: Jer 25:33 The intent here is to emphasize the large quantity of those who are killed – there will be too many to insure proper mourning rites and proper b...
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NET Notes: Jer 25:34 The meaning of this line is debated. The Greek version does not have the words “lie scattered” and it reads the words “like broken p...
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NET Notes: Jer 25:35 Judging from Gen 14:10 and Judg 8:12 (among many others), it was not uncommon for the leaders to try to save their own necks at the expense of their s...
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NET Notes: Jer 25:36 Jer 25:36-38 shifts to the future as though the action were already accomplished or going on. It is the sound that Jeremiah hears in his “prophe...
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