Jeremiah 49:12 meaning and explanation
For this is what the LORD says: “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, can you possibly remain unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for you must drink it too.
Jeremiah 49:12, Berean Standard Bible
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The LORD is speaking through Jeremiah about Edom, the nation descended from Esau, and verse 12 comes inside a judgment speech against Edom's pride and its rocky strongholds. The cup is a common biblical image for God's wrath poured out on nations.
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