Translations
Modern
Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.
Traditional
Babylon hath been a golden cup in the Lord’s hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.
Literal
Babylon was a cup of gold in the hand of YHWH, making drunk all the earth; from her wine the nations drank; upon thus the nations are deranged.
Latin
Calix aureus Babylon in manu Domini, inebrians omnem terram: de vino ejus biberunt gentes, et ideo commotæ sunt.
Original
Hebrew
English
Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.
Notes
Babylon was like a gold cup, a symbol of great power and wealth. The Lord used it to rule every nation in the ancient Near East.
The nations drank her wine: All those nations suffered greatly under Babylon’s control.
Theme notes and profiles
Hope Beyond Judgment Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
Places
Babylon: Ancient Mesopotamian city, capital of Babylonian Empire, site of the Tower of Babel
Glossary
Topics
Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God: Evil Consequences of Babylon: As a Power Was: An Instrument of God's Vengeance on Other Nations Drunkenness: Figurative Gold: Figurative Wine of the Divine Judgments