KJV King James Version
Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, [and] wrung [them] out.
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Isaiah 51:17
Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, [and] wrung [them] out.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs—the cup that makes men stagger.
WEB World English Bible
Awake, awake, stand up, Jerusalem, that have drunk at the hand of Yahweh the cup of his wrath; you have drunken the bowl of the cup of staggering, and drained it.
ASV American Standard Version
Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, that hast drunk at the hand of Jehovah the cup of his wrath; thou hast drunken the bowl of the cup of staggering, and drained it.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Stir thyself, stir thyself, rise, Jerusalem, Who hast drunk from the hand of Jehovah The cup of His fury, The goblet, the cup of trembling, thou hast drunk, Thou hast wrung out.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 51
14 The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
15 But I [am] the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts [is] his name.
16 And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou [art] my people.
17 Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, [and] wrung [them] out.
18 [There is] none to guide her among all the sons [whom] she hath brought forth; neither [is there any] that taketh her by the hand of all the sons [that] she hath brought up.
19 These two [things] are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
20 Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.
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הִתְעוֹרְרִ֣יH5782 · urto rouseהִֽתְעוֹרְרִ֗יH5782 · urto rouseק֚וּמִיH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichשָׁתִ֛יתH8354 · sha.tahto drinkמִיַּ֥דH3027 · yadhandיְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כּ֣וֹסH3563 · koscupחֲמָת֑וֹH2534 · che.mahrageאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]קֻבַּ֜עַתH6907 · qub.ba.atdregכּ֧וֹסH3563 · koscupהַתַּרְעֵלָ֛הH8653 · tar.e.lahreelingשָׁתִ֖יתH8354 · sha.tahto drinkמָצִֽית׃H4680 · ma.tsahto drain
Cross-references
Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.Revelation 14:10The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:Psalm 60:3Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.Job 21:20His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. [Art] thou not it that hath cut Rahab, [and] wounded the dragon?1 Corinthians 15:34Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak [this] to your shame.Zechariah 12:2Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah [and] against Jerusalem.Ephesians 5:14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.Psalm 11:6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: [this shall be] the portion of their cup.Psalm 75:8For in the hand of the LORD [there is] a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring [them] out, [and] drink [them].Revelation 18:6Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.Psalm 75:10All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; [but] the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.Judges 5:12Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.Ezekiel 23:31-34Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand.Jeremiah 25:27Therefore 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.Revelation 16:19And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.Jeremiah 25:15-17For 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.Isaiah 60:1-2Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
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