Jeremiah 49:12

12 For thus says the LORD, "Behold, those who were not sentenced to drink the 1cup will certainly drink it, and are you the one who will be 2completely acquitted? You will not be acquitted, but you will certainly drink it.

Jeremiah 49:12 In-Context

10 "But I have stripped Esau bare, I have uncovered his hiding places So that he will not be able to conceal himself; His offspring has been destroyed along with his relatives And his neighbors, and he is no more.
11 "Leave your orphans behind, I will keep them alive; And let your widows trust in Me."
12 For thus says the LORD , "Behold, those who were not sentenced to drink the cup will certainly drink it, and are you the one who will be completely acquitted? You will not be acquitted, but you will certainly drink it.
13 "For I have sworn by Myself," declares the LORD , "that Bozrah will become an object of horror, a reproach, a ruin and a curse; and all its cities will become perpetual ruins."
14 I have heard a message from the LORD , And an envoy is sent among the nations, saying, "Gather yourselves together and come against her, And rise up for battle!"

Cross References 2

  • 1. Jeremiah 25:15
  • 2. Jeremiah 25:28, 29; 1 Peter 4:17

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lit "whose judgment was not to"
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