“Then took I the cup at the Lord’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the Lord had sent me:”
Jeremiah's statement that he took the cup from God's hand and made all the nations drink enacts the prophetic command symbolically. The prophet becomes the agent of judgment, at least in representation. The enumeration of nations begins with Jerusalem and Judah (the home base) and extends outward. The systematic drinking of the cup by all nations emphasizes universality of judgment.
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