“To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;”
The enumeration begins with Jerusalem and the cities of Judah and their kings and officials who will drink the cup and become a desolation, an object of horror, hissing, and curse. The specific identification of these as recipients ensures that the listener understands the prophecy applies directly to them. The multiple negative consequences (desolation, horror, hissing, curse) emphasize the totality of judgment. The verse brings the universal judgment down to the immediate context.
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