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Jeremiah 25:26-28
New King James Version
Jeremiah 25:26-28
New King James Version
26 (A)all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another; and all the kingdoms of the world which are on the face of the earth. Also the king of [a]Sheshach shall drink after them.
27 “Therefore you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: (B)“Drink, (C)be drunk, and vomit! 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 from your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “You shall certainly drink!
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- Jeremiah 25:26 A code word for Babylon, Jer. 51:41
Jeremiah 25:26-28
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 25:26-28
English Standard Version
26 all the kings of (A)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 (B)Babylon[a] shall drink.
27 “Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: (C)Drink, be drunk and vomit, fall and rise no more, because of (D)the sword that I am sending among you.’
28 “And if they refuse to accept the cup from your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: (E)You must drink!
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- Jeremiah 25:26 Hebrew Sheshach, a code name for Babylon
Jeremiah 25:26-28
New American Standard Bible
Jeremiah 25:26-28
New American Standard Bible
26 and to all the kings of the north, near and far, one with another; and (A)all the kingdoms of the earth which are on the face of the ground; and the king of [a](B)Sheshach shall drink it after them.
27 “And you shall say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “(C)Drink, be drunk, vomit, fall down, and do not get up, because of the (D)sword which I am sending among you.”’ 28 And if they (E)refuse to take the cup from your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of armies says: “(F)You shall certainly drink!
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- Jeremiah 25:26 Cryptic name for Babylon
Jeremiah 25:26-28
New International Version
Jeremiah 25:26-28
New International Version
26 and all the kings of the north,(A) near and far, one after the other—all the kingdoms(B) on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshak[a](C) will drink it too.
27 “Then tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk(D) and vomit, and fall to rise no more because of the sword(E) I will send among you.’ 28 But if they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink(F), tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: You must drink it!
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 25:26 Sheshak is a cryptogram for Babylon.
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