¹⁷ So I took the cup from the Lord’s hand and made all the nations to whom he sent^(A) me drink it:

²⁶ and all the kings of the north,^(A) near and far, one after the other—all the kingdoms^(B) on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshak^[a](C) will drink it too.

²⁸ But if they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink^(A), tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: You must drink it!