Isaiah 51:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 51:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 51:17 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 51:17 — KJV
“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.”
— Isaiah 51:17 (KJV)
Isaiah 51:17 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 51:17
“Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 51:17: hand, lord, cup
“Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD'S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 51:17: drunk, hand, lord
“And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 51:17: stand, jerusalem, hand
“For 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.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 51:17: hand, lord, cup
“Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 51:17: jerusalem, drunk, lord
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