“Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.”
The summons 'Rouse yourself, rouse yourself! Stand up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord the cup of his wrath' addresses the city as staggered by divine judgment, calling her to recovery and restoration. The image of drinking the cup of wrath invokes the judgment Israel experienced through exile. The doubled imperative suggests urgency and difficulty: Jerusalem must shake off judgment's stupor. This verse marks transition from divine comfort to the city's own agency in responding.
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