Jeremiah 25:28
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.
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Gill's Exposition
For, lo, I begin to bring evil upon the city which is called by my name,.... Jerusalem, the city of God, the holy city, where his name was called upon, and he was worshipped; on this he would first…
Under the similitude of a cup going round, which all the company must drink of, is here represented the universal desolation that was now coming upon that part of the world which Nebuchadrezzar, who…
There is some reason to consider these vv. a later insertion. For (i) the nations (Jer 25:25) had already been made to drink, (ii) Jehovah ("and thou shalt say") suddenly becomes the speaker, instead…
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