King James Version
Jeremiah 25:16 in the King James Version says “And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.”
Jeremiah 25:16 · KJV
For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.
For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.
And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.
Then took I the cup at the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me:
To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“and be mad”
H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causativ
“because”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“of the sword”
H2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
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