Jeremiah 25:18

"Then I took the cup at the LORD’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, to whom the LORD had sent me:"

Key Reflection

In this verse, Jeremiah is instructed by God to act as a vessel through which divine judgment would be poured out upon the nations. This action symbolizes God's sovereignty and His willingness to use human instruments to bring about His will and administer his wrath against those who have disobeyed Him.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

As it is this day -Words omitted by the Septuagint, and probably added by Jeremiah after the murder of Gedaliah had completed the ruin of the land.

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