Verse Lens · Context pointer
Jeremiah 25:28 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 28. 28And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt…” at Jeremiah 25:28 as part of “The Cup of Wrath Passes among Many Nations.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 25:15–29
Read Jeremiah 25:28 after the prior line and before the unit's outcome. The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt…” at Jeremiah 25:28 as part of “The Cup of Wrath Passes among Many Nations.” Preserve this limit: The cup does not authorize poisoning, forced drinking, ethnic hatred, or confidence that modern nations occupy the list.
Why It Needs Context
Jeremiah 25:15–29 gives Jeremiah 25:28 its literary owner and outcome. The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt…” at Jeremiah 25:28 as part of “The Cup of Wrath Passes among Many Nations.” Application waits until that movement is understood.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Jeremiah 25:15–29 — The Cup of Wrath Passes among Many NationsSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Jeremiah 25:15–29, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2; fixed commit
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 25:15–29
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