Isaiah 51:17

Isaiah 51:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.
• New International Version (NIV)Awake, awake! Rise up, Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord the cup of his wrath, you who have drained to its dregs the goblet that makes people stagger.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Wake yourself, wake yourself, stand up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord the cup of his wrath, who have drunk to the dregs the bowl, the cup of staggering.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Awake, awake! Stand up, O Jerusalem, You who have drunk at the hand of the Lord The cup of His fury; You have drunk the dregs of the cup of trembling, And drained it out.

Context of Isaiah 51:17

15For I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the Lord of hosts is His name. 16I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the [renewed] heavens and lay the foundations of the [renewed] earth, and to say to Zion (Jerusalem), ‘You are My people.’ ” Wake yourself up! Wake yourself up! Stand up, O Jerusalem, You who have drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of His wrath, You who have drunk the cup of staggering and intoxication to the dregs [leaving only sediment]. 18There is no one to guide her among all the sons she has borne, Nor is there anyone to take her by the hand among all the sons she has reared. 19These two tragedies have befallen you; Who will show sympathy for you and mourn with you? The desolation and destruction [on the land and city], famine and sword [on the inhabitants]; How shall I comfort you?

Isaiah 51:17 word by word

הִתְעוֹרְרִ֣י הִֽתְעוֹרְרִ֗י ק֚וּמִי יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁתִ֛ית מִיַּ֥ד יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־כּ֣וֹס חֲמָת֑וֹ אֶת־קֻבַּ֜עַת כּ֧וֹס הַתַּרְעֵלָ֛ה שָׁתִ֖ית מָצִֽית׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Awakeעוּר‛ûr · to rouseH5782
• stand upקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• O Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• which hast drunkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• at the handיָדyâd · handH3027
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the cupכּוֹסkôs · cupH3563
• of his furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• the dregsקֻבַּעַתqûbba‛ath · dregH6907
• of tremblingתַּרְעֵלָהtar‛êlâh · reelingH8653
• outמָצָהmâtsâh · to drainH4680

Cross-references for Isaiah 51:17

• Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength and might, O arm of the Lord; Awake as in the ancient days, as in the generations of long ago. Was it not You who cut Rahab (Egypt) in pieces, Who pierced the dragon [of Egypt]?
• Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake, Put on your strength, O Zion; Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; For the uncircumcised and the unclean Will no longer come into you.
• Isaiah 60:1“Arise [from spiritual depression to a new life], shine [be radiant with the glory and brilliance of the Lord]; for your light has come, And the glory and brilliance of the Lord has risen upon you.
• Judges 5:12“Awake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you son of Abinoam.
• 1 Corinthians 15:34Be sober-minded [be sensible, wake up from your spiritual stupor] as you ought, and stop sinning; for some [of you] have no knowledge of God [you are disgracefully ignorant of Him, and ignore His truths]. I say this to your shame.
• Ephesians 5:14For this reason He says, “Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”
• Deuteronomy 28:28The Lord will strike you with madness and with blindness and with bewilderment of heart and mind;
• Job 21:20Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
• Psalms 11:6Upon the wicked (godless) He will rain coals of fire; Fire and brimstone and a dreadful scorching wind will be the portion of their cup [of doom].
• Psalms 60:3You have made Your people experience hardship; You have given us wine to drink that makes us stagger and fall.
• Psalms 75:8For a cup [of His wrath] is in the hand of the Lord, and the wine foams; It is well mixed and fully spiced, and He pours out from it; And all the wicked of the earth must drain it and drink down to its dregs.
• Jeremiah 25:15For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to me, “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from My hand and cause all the nations to whom I send you to drink it.
• Ezekiel 23:31You have walked in the way of your sister (Samaria); therefore I will give her cup [of judgment] into your hand.’
• Zechariah 12:2“Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling (staggering) to all the surrounding peoples; and when the siege is against Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah.
• Revelation 14:10he too will [have to] drink of the wine of the wrath of God, mixed undiluted into the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone (flaming sulfur) in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb (Christ).
• Revelation 18:6Repay to her even as she has repaid others, and pay back [to her] double [her torment] in accordance with what she has done; in the cup [of sin and suffering] which she mixed, mix a double portion [of perfect justice] for her.

Commentaries on Isaiah 51:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17The cup of trembling - התרעלה כוס cos hattarelah, "the cup of mortal poison," veneni mortiferi. - Montan. This may also allude to the ancient custom of taking off criminals by a cup of poison. Socrates is well known to have been sentenced by the Areopagus to drink a cup of the juice of hemlock, which occasioned his death. See the note on Hebrews 2:9, and see also Bishop Lowth's note on Isaiah 51:21.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Awake, awake - (See the notes at Isaiah 51:9). This verse commences an address to Jerusalem under a new figure or image. The figure employed is that of a man who has been overcome by the cup of the wrath of Yahweh, that had produced the same effect as inebriation. Jerusalem had reeled and fallen prostrate. There had been none to sustain her, and she had sunk to the dust. Calamities of the most appalling kind had come upon her, and she is now called on to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-23Verses 17-23 God calls upon his people to mind the things that belong to their everlasting peace. Jerusalem had provoked God, and was made to taste the bitter fruits. Those who should have been her comforters, were their own tormentors. They have no patience by which to keep possesion of their own souls, nor any confidence in God's promise, by which to keep possession of its comfort. Thou art drunken, not as formerly, with the intoxicating cup of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Awake, awake!: Israel used these words in a prayer to the Lord (Isaiah 51:9). Israel's problems were not because God was slow to act. Instead, the people were slow to believe God's promises. the cup of His fury: The Lord will give judgment in a just and measured way. He will judge in the right amount and at the right time. Those who come under his judgment are described as drinking from a cup of his wrath. This is a picture that shows they must fully…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, &c.--(Is 52:1). drunk--Jehovah's wrath is compared to an intoxicating draught because it confounds the sufferer under it, and makes him fall (Job 21:20; Psa 60:3; 75:8; Jr 25:15, 16; 49:12; Zec 12:2; Re 14:10); ("poured out without mixture"; rather, "the pure wine juice mixed with intoxicating drugs"). of trembling--which produced trembling or intoxication. wrung ... out--drained the last drop out; the dregs were…Read the comment

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• Jerusalem
• Approach
• Cup
• Dregs
• Drink, strong
• Loose
• Plead
• Rest
• Sword
• Bowl

Commentaries on Isaiah 51

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings