Rouseyourself!Rouseyourself!Arise,O Jerusalem,You whohave drunkfrom the LORD'Shandthe cupof His anger;The chaliceof reelingyou have drainedto the dregs.
"Let his own eyesseehis decay,And let him drinkof the wrathof the Almighty.
Upon the wickedHe will rainsnares;Fireand brimstoneand burningwindwill be the portionof their cup.
You have made Your peopleexperiencehardship;You have givenus wineto drinkthat makes us stagger.
That Your belovedmay be delivered,Savewith Your righthand,and answerus!
And allthe hornsof the wickedHe will cutoff,[But] the hornsof the righteouswill be liftedup.
For a cupis in the handof the LORD,and the winefoams;It is wellmixed,and He poursout of this;Surelyallthe wickedof the earthmust drain[and] drinkdownits dregs.
Be delayedand wait,Blindyourselves and be blind;They becomedrunk,but not with wine,They stagger,but not with strongdrink.
"Speakkindlyto Jerusalem;And callout to her, that her warfarehas ended,That her iniquityhas been removed,That she has receivedof the LORD'ShandDoublefor allher sins."
Therefore,pleasehearthis,you afflicted,Who are drunk,but not with wine:
Thussaysyour Lord,the LORD,even your GodWho contendsfor His people,"Behold,I have takenout of your handthe cupof reeling,The chaliceof My anger;You will neverdrinkit again.
Awake,awake,puton strength,O armof the LORD;Awakeas in the daysof old,the generationsof longago.Was it not You who cutRahabin pieces,Who piercedthe dragon?
Awake,awake,Clotheyourselfin your strength,O Zion;Clotheyourselfin your beautifulgarments,O Jerusalem,the holycity;For the uncircumcisedand the uncleanWill nolongercomeinto you.
"I troddownthe peoplesin My angerAnd made them drunkin My wrath,And I pouredout their lifebloodon the earth."
then sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LORD,"BeholdI am about to fillallthe inhabitantsof thisland--the kingsthat sitfor Davidon his throne,the priests,the prophetsand allthe inhabitantsof Jerusalem--with drunkenness!
Jerusalemand the citiesof Judahand its kings[and] its princes,to makethem a ruin,a horror,a hissingand a curse,as it is thisday;
"You shall sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"Drink,be drunk,vomit,falland risenomore becauseof the swordwhichI will sendamongyou."'
Therefore My wrathand My angerwere pouredout and burnedin the citiesof Judahand in the streetsof Jerusalem,so they havebecomea ruinand a desolationas it is thisday.
"Behold,I am going to makeJerusalema cupthat causes reelingto allthe peoplesaround;and when the siegeis againstJerusalem,it will alsobe againstJudah.
But Jesusanswered,"You do not knowwhatyou are asking.Are you ableto drinkthe cupthat I am aboutto drink?"They saidto Him, "We are able."
Become sober-mindedas you ought,and stopsinning;for somehaveno knowledgeof God.I speak[this] to your shame.
For this reasonit says,"Awake,sleeper,And arisefrom the dead,And Christwill shineon you."
"The LORDwill smiteyou with madnessand with blindnessand with bewildermentof heart;
"You shall be drivenmadby the sightof whatyou see.
he alsowill drinkof the wineof the wrathof God,which is mixedin full strengthin the cupof His anger;and he will be tormentedwith fireand brimstonein the presenceof the holyangelsand in the presenceof the Lamb.
The greatcitywas splitinto threeparts,and the citiesof the nationsfell.Babylonthe greatwas rememberedbeforeGod,to giveher the cupof the wineof His fiercewrath.
"Payher backevenas she has paid,and give back [to her] doubleaccordingto her deeds;in the cupwhichshe has mixed,mixtwice as muchfor her.
"Awake,awake,Deborah;Awake,awake,singa song!Arise,Barak,and takeaway your captives,O sonof Abinoam.
