Jeremiah 25:26-38

all the kings of the north, near and far, one after another, to all the kingdoms of the earth. As for the king of Babylon, he will drink from the cup last of all. “You will say to each one, ‘YAHWEH, Commander of Angel Armies, the God of Israel, says to you: Drink from this cup that is full of the wine of my wrath. Vomit, fall over, and rise no more. And when I send war against the nations, you will be completely defeated.’ “If they refuse to drink from the cup from your hand, you will say to them, ‘YAHWEH, Commander of Angel Armies, says this: You have no choice—drink! For take note, starting with the city called by my own name, Jerusalem, everyone on earth will suffer from war. So there is no way I will let you escape unpunished, declares YAHWEH, Commander of Angel Armies.’ “Jeremiah, you must prophesy all these words to them: “ ‘YAHWEH roars from heaven’s heights; his voice thunders from his holy dwelling place. He roars mightily against his people, and his shout will be like those who tread grapes— a shout that echoes to the ends of the earth. The noise will resound over all the earth. For YAHWEH declares: I am indicting the nations, bringing all humanity to trial, and sentencing the wicked to death.’ ” YAHWEH, Commander of Angel Armies, decrees: “Behold, disaster is spreading from nation to nation. My anger, like a perfect storm, is rising from the far ends of the earth.” Those whom YAHWEH slaughters that day will be from all over the earth, and no one will mourn for them. No one will gather their bodies or bury them; they will lie as dung on the ground. Howl, you shepherds, wail in sorrow, and roll on the ground, you leaders of the flock, for your day has come to be slaughtered like sheep. You will fall and be scattered, like pieces of broken pottery. Shepherds, you have nowhere to hide, nowhere to run, you leaders of the flock. Listen as the shepherds cry out in distress! Listen as the leaders of the flock wail in sorrow! For YAHWEH has laid their pasture waste, and their peaceful meadows are reduced to silence because of YAHWEH’s furious anger. The lion has left his lair, and their land is left a wasteland because of the sword of the oppressor and because of his fierce anger.