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Jeremiah 25:27

"You shall say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, "Drink, be drunk, vomit, fall, and rise no more because of the sword which I will send among you."'

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Cup;   Drunkenness;   Government;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Nation;   Thompson Chain Reference - Nebuchadnezzar;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Edomites, the;   Sidonians, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Egypt;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Eternal Punishment;   God, Names of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Prophet;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Drunkenness;   Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jeremi'ah, Book of;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Cup;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Drink, Strong;   Jeremiah (2);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Revelation (Book of);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Then you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, as a result of the sword I am sending among you.’
Hebrew Names Version
You shall tell them, Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Yisra'el: Drink you, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
King James Version
Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
English Standard Version
"Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink, be drunk and vomit, fall and rise no more, because of the sword that I am sending among you.'
New American Standard Bible
"And you shall say to them, 'This is what the LORD of armies, the God of Israel says: "Drink, be drunk, vomit, fall down, and do not get up, because of the sword which I am sending among you."'
New Century Version
"Then say to them, ‘This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: Drink this cup of my anger. Get drunk from it and vomit. Fall down and don't get up because of the war I am sending among you!'
Amplified Bible
"Then you shall say to them, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "Drink, be drunk, vomit, and fall to rise no more because of the sword which I will send among you."'
World English Bible
You shall tell them, Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel: Drink you, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore say thou vnto them, Thus saith the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, Drinke and bee drunken, and spewe and fall, and rise no more, because of the sworde, which I will sende among you.
Berean Standard Bible
Then you are to tell them, '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.'
Contemporary English Version
The Lord had said to tell each king, "The Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, commands you to drink from this cup that is full of the wine of his anger. It will make you so drunk that you will vomit. And when the Lord sends war against the nations, you will be completely defeated."
Complete Jewish Bible
"You are to say to them, ‘Here is what Adonai -Tzva'ot, the God of Isra'el, says: Drink until you're so drunk that you throw up, fall down, and never get up again, because of the sword I am sending among you!'
Darby Translation
And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink, and be drunken, and vomit, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword that I will send among you.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Jeremiah, say to those nations, this is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of the people of Israel, says: ‘Drink this cup of my anger. Get drunk from it and vomit. Fall down and don't get up. Don't get up because I am bringing wars against you.'
George Lamsa Translation
Therefore you shall say to them, Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink and be drunken and stagger and fall and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
Good News Translation
Then the Lord said to me, "Tell the people that I, the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, am commanding them to drink until they are drunk and vomit, until they fall down and cannot get up, because of the war that I am sending against them.
Lexham English Bible
"And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, "Drink and become drunk, and vomit, and fall, and you must not rise because of the presence of the sword that I am sending among you."'
Literal Translation
So you shall say to them, So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel: Drink, and be drunk, and vomit, and fall, and do not rise up, because of the sword which I will send among you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And saye thou vnto them: this is the commaundement of the LORDE of hoostes the God of Israel: drinke and be droncken, spewe, and fall, that ye neuer ryse: and that thorow the swearde, which I wil sende amonge you.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
Bible in Basic English
And you are to say to them, This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Take of this cup and be overcome, and let it come out again from your lips, and from your fall you will never be lifted up again, because of the sword which I will send among you.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou shalt say unto them: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
King James Version (1611)
Therefore thou shalt say vnto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Drinke ye and bee drunken, and spue and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I wil send among you.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therfore say thou vnto them, This is the commaundement of the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel: Drinke and be drunken, spewe and fall, that ye neuer arise, and that thorowe the sworde whiche I wyll sende among you.
English Revised Version
And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou schalt seie to hem, The Lord of oostis, God of Israel, seith these thingis, Drynke ye, and be ye drunkun, and spue ye, and falle ye doun, and nyle ye rise fro the face of swerd which Y schal sende among you.
Update Bible Version
And you shall say to them, Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink, and be drunk, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and vomit, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
New English Translation
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.'
New King James Version
"Therefore you shall say to them, "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Drink, be drunk, and vomit! Fall and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you."'
New Living Translation
Then the Lord said to me, "Now tell them, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: Drink from this cup of my anger. Get drunk and vomit; fall to rise no more, for I am sending terrible wars against you.'
New Life Bible
"Then you will say to them, ‘The Lord of All, the God of Israel, says, "Drink, be drunk, throw up, fall, and get up no more, because of the sword which I will send among you."'
New Revised Standard
Then you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink, get drunk and vomit, fall and rise no more, because of the sword that I am sending among you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Therefore shalt thou say unto them - Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts God of Israel, - Drink ye and be drunken, and vomit, and fall and rise not, - because of the sword which I am sending between you.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and vomit: and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword, which I shall send among you.
Revised Standard Version
"Then you shall say to them, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink, be drunk and vomit, fall and rise no more, because of the sword which I am sending among you.'
Young's Literal Translation
And thou hast said unto them: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts God of Israel, Drink ye, yea drink abundantly, And vomit, and fall, and rise not, Because of the sword that I am sending among you.
THE MESSAGE
"Tell them, ‘These are orders from God -of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel: Drink and get drunk and vomit. Fall on your faces and don't get up again. You're slated for a massacre.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You shall say to them, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "Drink, be drunk, vomit, fall and rise no more because of the sword which I will send among you."'

Contextual Overview

15For thus Yahweh, the God of Israel, says 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. 16They will drink and stagger and go mad because of the sword that I will send among them." 17Then I took the cup from the hand of Yahweh and made all the nations to whom Yahweh sent me drink it: 18Jerusalem and the cities of Judah and its kings and its princes, to make them a waste place, an object of horror, an object of hissing, and a curse, as it is this day; 19Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, his princes, and all his people, 20and all the foreign people, all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the land of the Philistines (even Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod), 21Edom, Moab, and the sons of Ammon, 22and all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastlands which are beyond the sea, 23and Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair, 24and all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the foreign people who dwell in the desert,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Drink: Isaiah 51:21, Isaiah 63:6, Lamentations 4:21, Habakkuk 2:16

because: Jeremiah 25:16, Jeremiah 12:12, Jeremiah 46:10, Jeremiah 46:14, Jeremiah 47:6, Jeremiah 47:7, Jeremiah 50:35, Deuteronomy 32:42, Ezekiel 21:4, Ezekiel 21:5, Ezekiel 24:21-25

Reciprocal: Psalms 75:8 - For in Proverbs 13:2 - the soul Isaiah 19:14 - as a Isaiah 19:17 - the land Isaiah 24:20 - and it Isaiah 29:9 - they are Isaiah 51:17 - which hast Jeremiah 9:16 - and I Jeremiah 13:13 - I will Jeremiah 25:15 - all Jeremiah 27:4 - Thus Jeremiah 48:26 - ye him Jeremiah 50:1 - against Babylon Jeremiah 51:39 - their heat Jeremiah 51:57 - I will Jeremiah 51:64 - Thus shall Lamentations 3:15 - filled Ezekiel 23:33 - filled Amos 8:14 - shall fall Obadiah 1:16 - as ye Revelation 14:10 - drink

Cross-References

Genesis 6:9
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among those in his generations; Noah walked with God.
Genesis 10:9
He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh; therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Yahweh."
Genesis 21:20
And God was with the boy, and he grew; and he lived in the wilderness and was an archer.
Genesis 25:3
Now Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.
Genesis 25:5
And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac;
Genesis 25:10
the field which Abraham bought from the sons of Heth; there Abraham was buried with Sarah his wife.
Genesis 25:11
Now it happened after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac lived by Beer-lahai-roi.
Genesis 27:40
By your sword you shall live,And your brother you shall serve;But it shall be when you become restless,That you will break his yoke from your neck."
Genesis 46:34
then you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth and until now, both we and our fathers,' that you may live in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians."
Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God, and turning away from evil.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore thou shalt say unto them,.... To the several nations before mentioned, prophesied against:

thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; the Lord of armies, above and below, the Sovereign of the whole universe; but in a special and peculiar manner the God of Israel:

drink ye, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more; as is sometimes the case of drunken men; they drink till they are quite intoxicated; and become drunk, and then they spew up what they have drunk; and, attempting to walk, fall, and sometimes so as never to rise more; not only break their bones, but their necks, or fall into places where they are suffocated, or in one or other, where they lose their lives. So it is signified, that these nations should drink of the cup of God's wrath and fury; or his judgments should come upon them in such a manner as that they should be obliged to part with all their riches, power, and authority; and should fall and sink into such a ruinous condition, as that they should never be able to the more to a prosperous one:

because of the sword that I will send among you; by which they should be destroyed. The Targum joins this with the preceding clause, thus,

"and ye shall not rise from before those that kill with the sword, whom I send among you.''

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The metaphors denote the helplessness to which the nations are reduced by drinking the wine-cup of fury Jeremiah 25:15.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 25:27. Be drunken, and spue — Why did we not use the word vomit, less offensive than the other, and yet of the same signification?


 
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