all the kings of the north, both near and far, one after another—all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshach will drink it too.
Parallel translations
- WEB and all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another; and all the kingdoms of the world, which are on the surface of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.
- KJV And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.
- NKJV all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another; and all the kingdoms of the world which are on the face of the earth. Also the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.
- NASB and to all the kings of the north, near and far, one with another; and all the kingdoms of the earth which are on the face of the ground; and the king of Sheshach shall drink it after them.
- NLT And I gave it to the kings of the northern countries, far and near, one after the other—all the kingdoms of the world. And finally, the king of Babylon himself drank from the cup of the Lord’s anger.
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Quick answer
All the kings of the north, near and far, and every kingdom on earth must drink, and finally the king of Sheshach. The judgment is universal, ending with Babylon itself.
Overview
The list culminates in 'all the kingdoms of the earth,' showing the truly global scope of God's judgment. 'Sheshach' is a cipher (atbash) for Babylon, so the chief agent of judgment must drink last of all. God's justice spares no nation, not even the empire He used to chastise others.
Cross-references & the web
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- Jer 51:41How Sheshach has been captured! The praise of all the earth has been seized. What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!
- Jer 25:9behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.
- Jer 25:12But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation.
- Jer 50:1–46This is the word that the LORD spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Chaldeans:
- Rev 18:1–24After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
- Hab 2:16You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory.
- Ezek 32:30All the leaders of the north and all the Sidonians are there; they went down in disgrace with the slain, despite the terror of their might. They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bear their shame with those who descend to the Pit.
- Isa 47:1–15“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of Chaldea! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.
- Dan 5:1–31Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.
- Isa 13:1–14This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:
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