Jeremiah 51:7 meaning and explanation

Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.

Jeremiah 51:7, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah 51:7 is part of the prophet's oracle against Babylon, spoken to Judah near the end of the exile. Babylon is pictured as a gold cup held in the LORD's hand: costly and splendid, yet the instrument through which God pours out judgment on the nations.

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