^25:28If they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink it, tell them that the Lord who rules over all says⁷⁴ ‘You most certainly must drink it!⁷⁵^25:29For take note, I am already beginning to bring disaster on the city that I call my own.⁷⁶ So how can you possibly avoid being punished?⁷⁷ You will not go unpunished! For I am proclaiming war against all who live on the earth. I, the Lord who rules over all,⁷⁸ affirm it!’⁷⁹

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Footnotes

74 Heb “Tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord …’ ” The translation is intended to eliminate one level of imbedded quote marks to help avoid confusion.
75 The translation attempts to reflect the emphatic construction of the infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb which is here an obligatory imperfect. (See 2: §113.m and 2:423 §123.h, and compare usage in Gen 15:13.)
76 Heb “which is called by my name.” See translator’s note on for support.
77 This is an example of a question without the formal introductory particle following a conjunctive vav introducing an opposition. (See 2: §161.a.) It is also an example of the use of the infinitive before the finite verb in a rhetorical question involving doubt or denial. (See 2: §123.f, and compare usage in Gen 37:8.)
78 Heb “Yahweh of armies.” See the study notes on and for explanation of this extended title.
79 Heb “Oracle of Yahweh of armies.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“And if they refuse to accept the cup from your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: You must drink! For behold, I begin to work disaster at the city that is called by my name, and shall you go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the Lord of hosts.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But if they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink, tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: You must drink it! See, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears my Name, and will you indeed go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword on all who live on the earth, declares the Lord Almighty.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

If they refuse to accept the cup from your hand and drink, you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: You must drink! For I am already bringing disaster on the city that bears my name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth. This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.’

NLTNew Living Translation

And if they refuse to accept the cup, tell them, ‘The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: You have no choice but to drink from it. I have begun to punish Jerusalem, the city that bears my name. Now should I let you go unpunished? No, you will not escape disaster. I will call for war against all the nations of the earth. I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And it will happen, if they refuse to take the cup from your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, “You must certainly drink! For look, on the city that is called by my name I am beginning to inflict harm, and you indeed, will you go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth,” declares Yahweh of hosts.’

KJV 1900King James Version

And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink. For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts.

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