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other—all the kingdoms of the world. And finally, the king of Babylon
himself drank from the cup of the Lord’s anger.
Then the Lord said to me, “Now tell them, ‘This is what the Lord of
Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: Drink from this cup of my anger.
Get drunk and vomit; fall to rise no more, for I am sending terrible wars
against you.’ And if they refuse to accept the cup, tell them, ‘The Lord of
Heaven’s Armies says: You have no choice but to drink from it. I have begun
to punish Jerusalem, the city that bears my name. Now should I let you go
unpunished? No, you will not escape disaster. I will call for war against all
the nations of the earth. I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!’
“Now prophesy all these things, and say to them,
“‘The Lord will roar against his own land
from his holy dwelling in heaven.
He will shout like those who tread grapes;
he will shout against everyone on earth.
His cry of judgment will reach the ends of the earth,
for the Lord will bring his case against all the nations.
He will judge all the people of the earth,
slaughtering the wicked with the sword.
I, the Lord, have spoken!’”
This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:
“Look! Disaster will fall upon nation after nation!
A great whirlwind of fury is rising
from the most distant corners of the earth!”
In that day those the Lord has slaughtered will fill the earth from one
end to the other. No one will mourn for them or gather up their bodies to
bury them. They will be scattered on the ground like manure.
Weep and moan, you evil shepherds!
Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock!
The time of your slaughter has arrived;
you will fall and shatter like a fragile vase.
You will find no place to hide;
there will be no way to escape.
Listen to the frantic cries of the shepherds.
The leaders of the flock are wailing in despair,
for the Lord is ruining their pastures.
Peaceful meadows will be turned into a wasteland
by the Lord’s fierce anger.
He has left his den like a strong lion seeking its prey,
and their land will be made desolate
