Reference

Jeremiah 25:27

Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
25

And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,

26

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.

27

Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.

28

And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink.

29

For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts.

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While the verse uses strong, physical imagery, the "drunkenness" and "falling" could be interpreted metaphorically as a state of utter defeat and helplessness rather than a literal intoxication.

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This verse describes a specific judgment against particular nations in Jeremiah's time, not a general ongoing reality for the church age.

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