Jeremiah 25:16

Jeremiah 25:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.
• New International Version (NIV)When they drink it, they will stagger and go mad because of the sword I will send among them.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)They shall drink and stagger and be crazed because of the sword that I am sending among them."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they will drink and stagger and go mad because of the sword that I will send among them.”

Context of Jeremiah 25:16

14For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.’” 15This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.” 17So 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, 18to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;

Jeremiah 25:16 word by word

וְשָׁת֕וּ וְהִֽתְגֹּֽעֲשׁ֖וּ וְהִתְהֹלָ֑לוּ מִפְּנֵ֣י הַחֶ֔רֶב אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י שֹׁלֵ֖חַ בֵּינֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• And they will drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• and staggerגָּעַשׁgâ‛ash · to shakeH1607
• and go out of their mindsהָלַלhâlal · to be foolishH1984
• because ofפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• thatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• Iאָֽנֹכִ֫י'ânôkîy · IH595
• will sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• among themבַּ֫יִןbêyn · between: amongH996

Cross-references for Jeremiah 25:16

• Jeremiah 25:27“Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you.’
• Jeremiah 51:7Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.
• Lamentations 3:15He has filled me with bitterness; He has intoxicated me with wormwood.
• Lamentations 4:21So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself.
• Ezekiel 23:32This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup deep and wide. It will bring scorn and derision, for it holds so much.
• Nahum 3:11You too will become drunk; you will go into hiding and seek refuge from the enemy.
• Revelation 14:8Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
• Revelation 16:9And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did not repent and give Him glory.
• Revelation 18:3All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 25:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Take the wine cup of this fury - For an ample illustration of this passage and simile, see the note on Isaiah 51:21.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Be moved - Rather, stagger.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-29Verses 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 excessive drinking. This may…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16When they drank from the cup (Jeremiah 25:15), the nations would stagger like they were drunk. The warfare would drive them crazy, making them unable to protect themselves. They would feel hopeless and helpless. In their confusion, they would panic.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. be moved--reel (Na 3:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 25:16

• Ammonites
• Anger
• Cup
• Drunkenness
• Government
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Nation
• Sidon
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• Captivity
• Controversy
• Refuse
• Servant
• Drunkenness
• Feign
• Habakkuk
• Jeremiah (2)
• Mad; Madness
• Jeremiah, Book of

Commentaries on Jeremiah 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• 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