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Get drunk and vomit; fall to rise no more, for I am sending terrible wars against you.’ <a href="/esv/jeremiah/25.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink, be drunk and vomit, fall and rise no more, because of the sword that I am sending among you.’ <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you.’ <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/25.htm">King James Bible</a> Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/25.htm">New King James Version</a> “Therefore you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: “Drink, be drunk, and vomit! Fall and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.” ’ <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “And you shall say to them, ‘This is what the LORD of armies, the God of Israel says: “Drink, be drunk, vomit, fall down, and do not get up, because of the sword which I am sending among you.”’ <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/25.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220You shall say to them, &#8216Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, &#8220Drink, be drunk, vomit, fall and rise no more because of the sword which I will send among you."&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, “Drink, be drunk, vomit, fall, and rise no more because of the sword which I will send among you.”’ <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “You shall say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Drink, be drunk, vomit, fall, and rise no more because of the sword which I will send among you.”’ <a href="/amp/jeremiah/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, “Drink, be drunk, vomit, and fall to rise no more because of the sword which I will send among you.”’ <a href="/csb/jeremiah/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Then you are to say to them, ‘This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, as a result of the sword I am sending among you.’ <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220Then you are to say to them: This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, as a result of the sword I am sending among you. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/25.htm">American Standard Version</a> And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD had said to tell each king, "The LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel, commands you to drink from this cup that is full of the wine of his anger. It will make you so drunk that you will vomit. And when the LORD sends war against the nations, you will be completely defeated." <a href="/erv/jeremiah/25.htm">English Revised Version</a> And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> [The LORD said,] "Say to them, 'This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk, vomit, fall down, and don't get up because of the wars that I'm going to send you.' <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/25.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then the LORD said to me, "Tell the people that I, the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, am commanding them to drink until they are drunk and vomit, until they fall down and cannot get up, because of the war that I am sending against them. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/25.htm">International Standard Version</a> "You are to say to them, 'This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: "Drink, get drunk, and vomit! Fall down and don't get up because of the sword I'm sending among you."' <a href="/msb/jeremiah/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ?Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you.? <a href="/net/jeremiah/25.htm">NET Bible</a> Then the LORD said to me, "Tell them that the LORD God of Israel who rules over all says, 'Drink this cup until you get drunk and vomit. Drink until you fall down and can't get up. For I will send wars sweeping through you.' <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "You shall tell them, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Drink, and be drunk, vomit, fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you."' <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Therefore thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and vomit, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you. <a href="/web/jeremiah/25.htm">World English Bible</a> “You shall tell them, ‘Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: “Drink, and be drunk, vomit, fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.”’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “And you have said to them, Thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: Drink, indeed drink abundantly, "" And vomit, and fall, and do not rise, "" Because of the sword that I am sending among you. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And thou hast said unto them: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts God of Israel, Drink ye, yea drink abundantly, And vomit, and fall, and rise not, Because of the sword that I am sending among you. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And say to them, thus said Jehovah of armies, God of Israel, Drink ye and be drunken, and vomit and fall, and ye shall not rise from the face of the sword which I sent in the midst of you.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Dring ye, and be drunken, and vomit: and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword, which I shall send among you. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink, and be inebriated, and vomit, and fall down. And you shall not rise up before the face the sword that I will send among you. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/25.htm">New American Bible</a> Tell them: Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink! Get drunk and vomit! Fall, never to rise, before the sword that I will send among you! <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then you shall say to them, Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink, get drunk and vomit, fall and rise no more, because of the sword that I am sending among you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore you shall say to them, Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink and be drunken and stagger and fall and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And say to them: “Thus says LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts, God of Israel: drink and be drunk and be disturbed and fall, and you shall not rise from before the sword that I send among you<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And thou shalt say unto them: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And thou shalt say to them, Thus said the Lord Almighty; Drink ye, be ye drunken; and ye shall vomit, and shall fall, and shall in nowise rise, because of the sword which I send among you. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=7516" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/25.htm">The Cup of God's Wrath</a> …26all the kings of the north, both near and far, one after another—all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshach will drink it too. 27<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">“Then you are to tell them</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ʾă·lē·hɛ·ms (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh- (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: šə·ṯū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">‘Drink,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7937.htm" title="7937: wə·šiḵ·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with a stimulating drink or influence.">get drunk,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7006.htm" title="7006: ū·qə·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To vomit up, spew out. A primitive root; to vomit.">and vomit.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: wə·nip̄·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">Fall down</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and never</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: ṯā·qū·mū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">get up again,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ha·ḥe·reḇ (Art:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šō·lê·aḥ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">will send</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bê·nê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- An interval, space between. ">among you.’</a> 28If they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink it, you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘You most certainly must drink it!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10</a> he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a> The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. <a href="/isaiah/63-6.htm">Isaiah 63:6</a> I trampled the nations in My anger; in My wrath I made them drunk and poured out their blood on the ground.” <a href="/revelation/18-6.htm">Revelation 18:6</a> Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup. <a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Psalm 75:8</a> For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs. <a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a> Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.” <a href="/isaiah/24-19.htm">Isaiah 24:19-20</a> The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently. / The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again. <a href="/revelation/17-2.htm">Revelation 17:2</a> The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” <a href="/ezekiel/23-32.htm">Ezekiel 23:32-34</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup deep and wide. It will bring scorn and derision, for it holds so much. / You will be filled with drunkenness and grief, with a cup of devastation and desolation, the cup of your sister Samaria. / You will drink it and drain it; you will dash it to pieces, and tear your breasts. For I have spoken,’ declares the Lord GOD. <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Revelation 18:3</a> All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.” <a href="/habakkuk/2-16.htm">Habakkuk 2:16</a> You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory. <a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a> Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.” <a href="/isaiah/29-9.htm">Isaiah 29:9</a> Stop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink. <a href="/mark/14-36.htm">Mark 14:36</a> “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore you shall say to them, Thus said the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink you, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.Drink.<a href="/isaiah/51-21.htm">Isaiah 51:21</a> Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:<a href="/isaiah/63-6.htm">Isaiah 63:6</a> And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.<a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21</a> Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.because.<a href="/jeremiah/25-16.htm">Jeremiah 25:16</a> And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.<a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Jeremiah 12:12</a> The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.<a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10,14</a> For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-17.htm">Cup</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-26.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-16.htm">Drunk</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-9.htm">Drunken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-19.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-16.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-9.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-2.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/psalms/59-7.htm">Spew</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-22.htm">Spue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-16.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-8.htm">Vomit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/25-28.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-28.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-28.htm">Cup</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-28.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Drunk</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">Drunken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-28.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-4.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-62.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-7.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-17.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/revelation/3-16.htm">Spew</a> <a href="/revelation/3-16.htm">Spue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-29.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">Vomit</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 25</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/25-1.htm">Jeremiah, reproving the Jews' disobedience to the prophets,</a> 8. <a href="/jeremiah/25-8.htm">foretells the seventy years' captivity;</a> 12. <a href="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">and after that, the destruction of Babylon.</a> 15. <a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Under the type of a cup of wine he foreshows the destruction of all nations.</a> 34. <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">The howling of the shepherds.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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"The LORD of Hosts" emphasizes God's supreme command over heavenly armies, indicating His power and sovereignty. "The God of Israel" reaffirms His covenant relationship with Israel, reminding them of their unique position and responsibilities. This introduction is typical of prophetic declarations, underscoring that the message is not from Jeremiah himself but from God, demanding attention and obedience.‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. This imagery of drinking and drunkenness is symbolic of judgment and wrath. In the ancient Near East, drinking from a cup often represented experiencing a fate or destiny, particularly one of divine judgment. The progression from drinking to vomiting illustrates the overwhelming and inescapable nature of God's judgment. This metaphor is used elsewhere in Scripture, such as in <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a> and <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10</a>, to depict the severity of divine retribution.Fall down and never get up again, This phrase signifies total defeat and destruction. The imagery of falling and not rising again conveys the finality of God's judgment. It reflects the irreversible consequences of persistent disobedience and rebellion against God. This is consistent with the warnings given throughout the prophetic books, where nations and individuals who oppose God's will face ultimate ruin.because of the sword I will send among you.’ The "sword" represents war and destruction, a common tool of divine judgment in the Old Testament. Historically, this refers to the Babylonian invasion and the subsequent exile of Judah, fulfilling the warnings given by Jeremiah and other prophets. The sword as an instrument of God's judgment is a recurring theme, seen in passages like <a href="/ezekiel/21-3.htm">Ezekiel 21:3-5</a>. It underscores the seriousness of turning away from God and the inevitable consequences of such actions.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah and the surrounding nations. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_of_hosts.htm">The LORD of Hosts</a> A title for God emphasizing His sovereignty and command over the heavenly armies, highlighting His power and authority. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_god_of_israel.htm">The God of Israel</a> This title underscores God's covenant relationship with Israel, reminding them of His faithfulness and their obligations. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a> The surrounding nations of Judah, including Babylon, Egypt, and others, who are recipients of God's judgment through Jeremiah's prophecy. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sword.htm">The Sword</a> Symbolic of God's judgment and the impending destruction that will come upon the nations due to their disobedience and sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty and Judgment</a> God is sovereign over all nations and will execute judgment according to His righteousness. This serves as a reminder of His ultimate authority and the certainty of His justice. <a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> The imagery of drinking, getting drunk, and falling down illustrates the devastating effects of sin and rebellion against God. It serves as a warning to take sin seriously and repent. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> While the message is one of judgment, it also implicitly calls for repentance. Understanding the consequences of sin should lead us to seek God's mercy and forgiveness. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a> Jeremiah's prophecy underscores the reliability of God's word. What He declares will come to pass, encouraging us to trust in His promises and warnings. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_light_of_god's_judgment.htm">Living in Light of God's Judgment</a> As believers, we are called to live righteously, knowing that God's judgment is real. This should motivate us to pursue holiness and share the gospel with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 25</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_jeremiah_27_with_archaeology.htm">How do we address the discrepancy between Jeremiah 27's portrayal of divine judgment on nations and archaeological findings that may not support widespread destruction or subjugation?</a> <a href="/q/does_jer_27_7_contradict_other_prophecies.htm">Does Jeremiah 27:7 contradict other biblical prophecies by suggesting a succession of Babylonian kings long after Nebuchadnezzar? </a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_global_catastrophe_in_history.htm">Jeremiah 25:30-33 describes a global scale of destruction--what historical or scientific evidence, if any, supports a catastrophe of that magnitude?</a> <a href="/q/can_hananiah's_short_exile_prophecy_be_trusted.htm">In Jeremiah 28:1-4, how can Hananiah's prophecy of a short Babylonian captivity be trusted given the historical evidence of a much longer exile?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) Drink ye, and be drunken . . .--The bold imagery points, like that of <a href="/jeremiah/25-16.htm" title="And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.">Jeremiah 25:16</a>, to the terror and dismay which made joint action impossible, and reduced the nations whom it affected to a helpless impotence. The word most alien to our modern feeling--"spue"--is significant, as implying that the spoilers of Israel should be spoiled. They should be made, to use a word which expresses essentially the same thought, to disgorge their prey.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 27. - Therefore thou shalt say, etc.; rather, And thou shalt say, etc. This verse is probably a continuation of vers. 16,17, vers. 18-26 being apparently inserted by an afterthought. The message given to Jeremiah to deliver is that the judgment is both overpoweringly complete and irreversible. If God's own people has not been spared, how should any other escape (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/49-12.htm">Jeremiah 49:12</a>)? <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then you are to tell וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say them, אֲלֵיהֶ֡ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to ‘This is what כֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֨ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts, צְבָא֜וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc says: אָמַר֩ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say Drink, שְׁת֤וּ (šə·ṯū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> To imbibe get drunk, וְשִׁכְרוּ֙ (wə·šiḵ·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7937.htm">Strong's 7937: </a> To become tipsy, to satiate with a, stimulating drink, influence and vomit. וּקְי֔וּ (ū·qə·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7006.htm">Strong's 7006: </a> To vomit up, spew out Fall down וְנִפְל֖וּ (wə·nip̄·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie and never וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no get up again, תָק֑וּמוּ (ṯā·qū·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand because of מִפְּנֵ֣י (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the sword הַחֶ֔רֶב (ha·ḥe·reḇ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword I אָנֹכִ֥י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> I will send שֹׁלֵ֖חַ (šō·lê·aḥ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out among you.’ בֵּינֵיכֶֽם׃ (bê·nê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> An interval, space between <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Jeremiah 25:27 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Jeremiah 25:27 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Jeremiah 25:27 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Jeremiah 25:27 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Jeremiah 25:27 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Jeremiah 25:27 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Jeremiah 25:27 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Jeremiah 25:27 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Jeremiah 25:27 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Jeremiah 25:27 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-27.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 25:27 You shall tell them Thus says Yahweh (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/25-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 25:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 25:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/25-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 25:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 25:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>