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Jeremiah 49:12

Literal Fulfillment Drunkenness Condemned Total Abstinence Prophetic Methods of Communication

“For thus saith the Lord; Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink of it.”

But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not.

Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.

For thus saith the Lord; Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink of it.

For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

I have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.

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Literal Fulfillment

While the verse speaks of "drinking of the cup" as a metaphor for experiencing judgment, the subsequent statement "thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink of it" strongly implies a concrete, unavoidable consequence, aligning with literal fulfillment.

Drunkenness Condemned

The verse uses the metaphor of "drinking of the cup" as a judgment or punishment, not as a literal act of consuming alcohol to excess. The focus is on the inevitability of divine judgment, not on the act of drunkenness itself.

Total Abstinence

The "cup" in this verse is clearly a metaphor for divine judgment or punishment, not a literal drinking vessel containing wine or alcohol. The text does not mention wine, alcohol, or drinking in a literal sense, nor does it advocate for or against abstinence.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes a divine pronouncement of judgment, but it does not specify *how* this pronouncement was communicated to Jeremiah or any other prophet. The phrase "thus saith the Lord" indicates the origin of the message, not the method of its delivery to the prophet.

Literal Fulfillment

Related Verses

Jeremiah 25:28

“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.”

Jeremiah 48:12

“Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.”

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.”

Jeremiah 13:12

“Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?”

Jeremiah 25:15

“For thus saith the Lord God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.”

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