Jeremiah 25:15For thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, to me: take this cup of the wine of wrath at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send you, to drink it.
The setting
Jerusalem, 605 BC. God hands Jeremiah a symbolic cup. Jeremiah must travel to enemy nations and mime giving them wine that represents coming judgment. Multiple Middle Eastern countries.
The emotion here: dreading the assignment but unable to refuse, knowing he'll be hated for delivering this message
The original word
כוֹס (kos) — not just a cup but a vessel of destiny, what someone must drink to the dregs
Why it matters
Jeremiah literally acted this out as street theater, miming drinking and staggering through Jerusalem
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 25:15
This wasn't metaphorical - Jeremiah physically performed this drama in the streets as performance art
Common misconceptionPeople think prophets enjoyed pronouncing judgment, but Jeremiah wept over these messages and begged God not to send him.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 25:15
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 25:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 25:15 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine wrath, prophetic mission, symbolic action. Notable phrases: cup of the wine of wrath; cause all the nations to drink. This verse contains a command. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
Your reflection
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