Jeremiah 25:18

¹⁶ And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”

¹⁷ So 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,

to 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;

¹⁹ Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people;

²⁰ all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: to 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;
KJV: 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;
WEB: Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, with its kings and its princes, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse, as it is today;
ASV: [to wit], Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse, as it is this day;
DARBY: Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a waste, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse, as it is this day;
BLB: Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and its kings and its princes, to make them a desolation, a horror, a hissing, and a curse—as [at] this day;

ÅB: Jerusalem og Judas byer og dets konger og dets høvdinger, for å gjøre dem til en ørken, til en ødemark, til en spott og til en forbannelse, slik som det er på denne dag,
OTB: Jerusalem og byene i Juda, dets konger og embetsmenn, for å gjøre dem til en ruin og et objekt for redsel, hån, og en forbannelse, som det er i dag;
B1930: Jerusalem og Judas byer og dets konger og dets høvdinger, for å gjøre dem til en ørken, til en ødemark, til en spott og til en forbannelse, således som det er på denne dag,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 24:9
I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them.
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Jeremiah 44:22
So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day.
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Psalms 60:3
You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.
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Isaiah 51:17–22
Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs— the cup that makes men stagger.
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2 Kings 22:19
because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
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Amos 2:5
So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
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1 Kings 8:24
You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.
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Nehemiah 9:36
So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness— here we are as slaves!
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