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25 all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media; 26 all the kings of the north near and far, one after another, and all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. The king of Sheshak[a] will drink after all the others.[b]

27 “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.”’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 25:26 Sheshak is a cryptogram for Babylon
  2. Jeremiah 25:26 Lit. after them

25 all the kings of Zimri,(A) Elam(B) and Media;(C) 26 and all the kings of the north,(D) near and far, one after the other—all the kingdoms(E) on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshak[a](F) will drink it too.

27 “Then tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk(G) and vomit, and fall to rise no more because of the sword(H) I will send among you.’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 25:26 Sheshak is a cryptogram for Babylon.