^{12 Ref} And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith Jehovah, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it desolate for ever.

^{13 Ref} And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations.

^{14 Ref} For many nations and great kings shall make bondmen of them, even of them; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.

^{15 Ref} For thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto me: take this cup of the wine of wrath at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.

^{16 Ref} And they shall drink, and reel to and fro, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.

^{17 Ref} Then took I the cup at Jehovah's hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom Jehovah had sent me:

^{18 Ref} `to wit', Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse, as it is this day;

^{19 Ref} Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;

^{20 Ref} and all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of the Uz, and all the kings of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;

^{21 Ref} Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon;

^{22 Ref} and all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the isle which is beyond the sea;

^{23 Ref} Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that have the corners `of their hair' cut off;

^{24 Ref} and all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the wilderness;

^{25 Ref} and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;

^{26 Ref} 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.