¹⁵The Lord is the God of Israel. He said to me, “Take this cup from my hand. It is filled with the wine of my burning anger. Make all of the nations to which I send you drink it. ¹⁶When they drink it, they will not even be able to walk straight. It will drive them out of their minds. I am going to send war against them.”

¹⁷So I took the cup from the Lord’s hand. I made all of the nations to which he sent me drink from it. ¹⁸He sent me to Judah’s kings and officials. He told me to go to Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. He wanted me to tell them they would be destroyed. Then people would be shocked because of them. They would make fun of them. They would call down curses on them. And that’s how things still are today.

¹⁹Here is a list of the other kings and nations he sent me to.

Pharaoh, the king of Egypt

his attendants, his officials, all of his people

²⁰all of the people from other lands who lived there

all of the kings of Uz

the Philistine kings of Ashkelon, Gaza and Ekron

the Philistines who were still living in Ashdod

²¹Edom, Moab, Ammon

²²all of the kings of Tyre and Sidon

the kings of the islands and other lands along the Mediterranean Sea

²³Dedan, Teman, Buz

all of the other places far away in the east

²⁴all of the kings of Arabia

all of the other kings of people who live in the desert

²⁵all of the kings of Zimri, Elam and Media

²⁶all of the kings in the north, near and far

So he sent me to all of the kingdoms on the face of the earth, one after the other. After all of them drink from the cup of the Lord’s anger, the king of Babylonia will drink from it too.

²⁷The Lord says, “Tell them, ‘The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says, “Drink from this cup. Get drunk and throw up. Fall down and do not get up again. I am going to send war against you.” ’

²⁸“But they might refuse to take the cup from your hand. They might not want to drink from it. Then tell them, ‘The Lord who rules over all says, “You have to drink from it! ²⁹I am beginning to bring trouble on the city where I have put my Name. You might think you will not be punished. But you will certainly be punished. I am sending war against everyone who lives on earth,” announces the Lord who rules over all.’

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