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Jeremiah 25:17 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Jeremiah 25:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 25 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then took I the cup at the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me:”
Jeremiah 25:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 25:17
Then took I the cup at the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me. Jeremiah's compliance demonstrates prophetic obedience to an unpleasant commission. The prophet didn't create this message or choose this role—God commanded, and Jeremiah obeyed. The phrase wāʾeqqaḥ ʾeṯ-hakkôs miyyaḏ YHWH (וָאֶקַּח אֶת־הַכּוֹס מִיַּד יְהוָה, then I took the cup from the LORD's hand) pictures receiving divine commission, while wāʾashqeh ʾeṯ-kol-haggôyim (וָאַשְׁקֶה אֶת־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם, and made all the nations drink) describes executing that commission.This symbolic act lik...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 25:17
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“I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms”
“if they refuse to take the cup at your hand to drink”
“The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;”
“even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city; and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.”
“and to the king of Moab”