Isaiah 51:22
thus saith the Lord God that judges his people, Behold, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of calamity, the cup of my wrath; and thou shalt not drink it anymore.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
21Therefore hear, thou afflicted one, and drunken, but not with wine;
Cross References
Psalms 35:1For the end, by David the servant of the Lord. 1
Isaiah 29:9Faint ye, and be amazed, and be overpowered, not with strong drink nor with wine.
Isaiah 51:17Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, that hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury: for thou hast drunk out and drained the cup of calamity, the cup of wrath:
Isaiah 54:9From the time of the water of Noah this is my purpose: as I swore to him at that time, saying of the earth, I will no more be wroth with thee, neither when thou art threatened,
Lamentations 3:15He has filled me with bitterness, 1 He has drenched me with gall. 1
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 51:18-23
Jerusalem's Affliction. ( b. c. 706.) 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… Read the whole commentary →