Jer 51:7 | TNotes | STEP | 51:7 Babylon had been a gold cup , a vessel of unusual power and wealth that the Lord had used for a time to rule every nation in the ancient Near East. • The nations drank Babylon’s wine: All those nations had suffered greatly under Babylon’s heavy hand.

‏ Jeremiah 51:7

51:7 ^a Babylon had been a gold cup, a vessel of unusual power and wealth that the Lord had used for a time to rule every nation in the ancient Near East.

• The nations drank Babylon’s wine: All those nations had suffered greatly under Babylon’s heavy hand.