Isaiah 51:22
New International Version
This is what your Sovereign LORD says, your God, who defends his people: “See, I have taken out of your hand the cup that made you stagger; from that cup, the goblet of my wrath, you will never drink again.

New Living Translation
This is what the Sovereign LORD, your God and Defender, says: “See, I have taken the terrible cup from your hands. You will drink no more of my fury.

English Standard Version
Thus says your Lord, the LORD, your God who pleads the cause of his people: “Behold, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering; the bowl of my wrath you shall drink no more;

Berean Standard Bible
Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people: “See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering. From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again.

King James Bible
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:

New King James Version
Thus says your Lord, The LORD and your God, Who pleads the cause of His people: “See, I have taken out of your hand The cup of trembling, The dregs of the cup of My fury; You shall no longer drink it.

New American Standard Bible
This is what your Lord, the LORD, your God Who contends for His people says: “Behold, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering, The chalice of My anger; You will never drink it again.

NASB 1995
Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God Who contends for His people, “Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of reeling, The chalice of My anger; You will never drink it again.

NASB 1977
Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God Who contends for His people, “Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of reeling; The chalice of My anger, You will never drink it again.

Legacy Standard Bible
Thus says your Lord, Yahweh, even your God Who contends for His people, “Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of reeling, The chalice of My wrath; You will never drink it again.

Amplified Bible
So says your Lord, the LORD, who is also your God Who pleads the cause of His people, “Listen carefully, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering and intoxication, The cup of My wrath; You shall never drink it again.

Christian Standard Bible
This is what your Lord says — the LORD, even your God, who defends his people — “Look, I have removed from your hand the cup that causes staggering; that goblet, the cup of my fury. You will never drink it again.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This is what your Lord says— Yahweh, even your God, who defends His people—” Look, I have removed the cup of staggering from your hand; that goblet, the cup of My fury. You will never drink it again.

American Standard Version
Thus saith thy Lord Jehovah, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my wrath; thou shalt no more drink it again:

Contemporary English Version
to the LORD your God, who defends you and says, "I have taken from your hands the cup filled with my anger that made you drunk. You will never be forced to drink it again.

English Revised Version
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 staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD your God defends his people. This is what your master says: I'm taking from your hand the cup that makes people stagger, the bowl, the cup of my fury. You will never drink from it again.

Good News Translation
the LORD your God defends you and says, "I am taking away the cup that I gave you in my anger. You will no longer have to drink the wine that makes you stagger.

International Standard Version
This is what your Lord, the LORD, says, your God, who defends his people's cause: "See, I have taken from your hand the cup that made you stagger. And you will never again drink to the dregs the cup that is my anger.

Majority Standard Bible
Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people: ?See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering. From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again.

NET Bible
This is what your sovereign master, the LORD your God, says: "Look, I have removed from your hand the cup of intoxicating wine, the goblet full of my anger. You will no longer have to drink it.

New Heart English Bible
Thus says your Lord, the LORD, and your God who pleads the cause of his people, "Look, I have taken out of your hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my wrath; you shall no more drink it again:

Webster's Bible Translation
Thus saith thy Lord Jehovah, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

World English Bible
Your Lord Yahweh, your God who pleads the cause of his people, says, “Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my wrath. You will not drink it any more.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Thus said your Lord YHWH, and your God, "" He pleads [for] His people: “Behold, I have taken the cup of trembling out of your hand, "" The goblet, the cup of My fury, "" You do not add to drink it anymore.

Young's Literal Translation
Thus said thy Lord Jehovah, and thy God, He pleadeth for his people: 'Lo, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of trembling, The goblet, the cup of My fury, Thou dost not add to drink it any more.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thus said thy Lord Jehovah and thy God, he will contend for his people, Behold, I took from thy hand the cup of reeling, the goblet cup of my wrath; thou shalt not add to drink it more.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thus saith thy Sovereign the Lord and thy God, who will fight for his people: Behold I have taken out of thy hand the cup of dead sleep, the dregs of the cup of my indignation, thou shalt not drink it again any more.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Thus says your Sovereign, the Lord, and your God, who will fight on behalf of his people: Behold, I have taken the cup of deep sleep from your hand. You shall no longer drink from the bottom of the cup of my indignation.

New American Bible
Thus says the LORD, your Master, your God, who defends his people: See, I am taking from your hand the cup of staggering; The bowl of my wrath you shall no longer drink.

New Revised Standard Version
Thus says your Sovereign, the LORD, your God who pleads the cause of his people: See, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering; you shall drink no more from the bowl of my wrath.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Thus says your LORD, the LORD, and your God, who pleads the cause of his people: Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of trembling, and you shall drink no more of the cup of my fury;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Thus says your Lord: “LORD JEHOVAH and your God will judge his people. Behold, I have taken from your hands the cup of trembling and the cup of my passion. You shall not continue to take his drink
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, And thy God that pleadeth the cause of His people: Behold, I have taken out of thy hand The cup of staggering; The beaker, even the cup of My fury, Thou shalt no more drink it again;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
thus saith the Lord God that judges his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of calamity, the cup of my wrath; and thou shalt not drink it any more.

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Audio Bible



Context
The Cup of Wrath
21Therefore now hear this, you afflicted one, drunken, but not with wine. 22Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people: “See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering. From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again. 23I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.”…

Cross References
Jeremiah 25:15-16
This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. / And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”

Lamentations 4:21-22
So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. / O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.

Ezekiel 23:31-34
Because you have followed the path of your sister, I will put her cup into your hand.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup deep and wide. It will bring scorn and derision, for it holds so much. / You will be filled with drunkenness and grief, with a cup of devastation and desolation, the cup of your sister Samaria. ...

Psalm 75:8
For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.

Jeremiah 49:12
For this is what the LORD says: “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, can you possibly remain unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for you must drink it too.

Revelation 14:10
he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.

Revelation 16:19
The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.

Matthew 20:22-23
“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered. / “You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”

Mark 10:38-39
“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?” / “We can,” the brothers answered. “You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said, “and you will be baptized with the baptism that I undergo.

Revelation 18:6
Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.

Jeremiah 30:10-11
As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid. / For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”

Isaiah 54:7-8
“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. / In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.

Isaiah 40:1-2
“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God. / “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.”

Zechariah 12:2
“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples. Judah will be besieged, as well as Jerusalem.

Isaiah 35:4
Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”


Treasury of Scripture

Thus said your Lord the LORD, and your God that pleads the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; you shall no more drink it again:

pleadeth

1 Samuel 25:39
And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

Psalm 35:1
A Psalm of David. Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

Proverbs 22:23
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

I Have

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.

Isaiah 54:7-9
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee…

Isaiah 62:8
The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:

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Isaiah 51
1. An exhortation after the pattern of Abraham, to trust in Christ
3. By reason of his comfortable promises,
4. Of his righteous salvation
7. And man's mortality
9. Christ by his sanctified arm defends his from the fear of man
17. He bewails the afflictions of Jerusalem
21. And promises deliverance














Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people:
This phrase emphasizes the authority and sovereignty of God. The repetition of "Lord" and "God" underscores His supreme power and covenant relationship with Israel. The term "defends" highlights God's role as protector and advocate for His people, reflecting His commitment to their well-being. This echoes the covenant promises found in passages like Exodus 6:7, where God assures Israel of His protection and deliverance.

See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering.
The "cup of staggering" symbolizes divine judgment and wrath, often depicted as a cup that nations must drink, leading to their downfall (Jeremiah 25:15-16). The removal of this cup signifies the end of a period of punishment for Israel, suggesting a transition from judgment to restoration. This imagery is consistent with the prophetic theme of redemption and hope found throughout Isaiah.

From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again.
The "cup of My fury" further illustrates God's wrath, which had been poured out on Israel due to their disobedience. The assurance that they "will never drink again" points to a future of peace and restoration, aligning with the eschatological hope of a new covenant where God's people are permanently reconciled to Him (Jeremiah 31:31-34). This promise foreshadows the ultimate redemption through Christ, who, in the New Testament, takes upon Himself the cup of wrath on behalf of humanity (Matthew 26:39), offering eternal salvation.

Persons / Places / Events
1. The LORD (Yahweh)
The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is both the Creator and Redeemer. He is portrayed as a defender and deliverer of His people.

2. God's People (Israel)
The nation of Israel, who are the recipients of God's promises and His chosen people. They have experienced God's discipline but are now being promised deliverance.

3. The Cup of Staggering/Fury
A metaphor for God's wrath and judgment, which Israel had been experiencing due to their disobedience but is now being removed.

4. Isaiah
The prophet through whom God delivers this message of hope and restoration to His people.

5. Babylonian Captivity
The historical context of Israel's suffering and exile, which is the backdrop for this promise of deliverance.
Teaching Points
God as Defender and Deliverer
God is portrayed as a defender of His people, emphasizing His protective nature. Believers can trust in God's deliverance from spiritual and physical adversities.

The Removal of Judgment
The promise that Israel will no longer drink from the cup of God's fury signifies the end of divine judgment. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate deliverance through Christ, who bore God's wrath on our behalf.

Hope in Restoration
This verse offers hope and assurance of restoration. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God’s discipline is temporary and His ultimate plan is for our restoration and peace.

The Sovereignty of God
The passage highlights God's sovereignty over history and His ability to change the course of events for His purposes. Trusting in God's sovereignty can bring peace amidst life's uncertainties.(22) Thy Lord the Lord . . .--Note the emphatic combination of Adonai (or rather, in this solitary instance, of the plural Adonim used like Elohim) with Jehovah. Man's necessity is once more God's opportunity. He will plead for His people when none else will plead. The cup of trembling shall be taken from the hand of the forlorn castaway, and given to her enemies. (Comp. Jeremiah 25:15.)

Verse 22. - The Lord... that pleadeth the cause of his people (comp. Jeremiah 50:34, which contains an allusion to this passage). As his people have a relentless adversary, who accuses them continually, and pleads against them (Revelation 12:10), so it is needful that they should have an untiring advocate. God himself is this Advocate. The dregs of the cup (see the comment on ver. 17, ad fin.).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Thus
כֹּֽה־ (kōh-)
Adverb
Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

says
אָמַ֞ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

your Lord,
אֲדֹנַ֣יִךְ (’ă·ḏō·na·yiḵ)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord

the LORD,
יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

even your God,
וֵאלֹהַ֙יִךְ֙ (wê·lō·ha·yiḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

who defends
יָרִ֣יב (yā·rîḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend

His people:
עַמּ֔וֹ (‘am·mōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

“See,
הִנֵּ֥ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

I have removed
לָקַ֛חְתִּי (lā·qaḥ·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3947: To take

the cup
כּ֣וֹס (kō·ws)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3563: A cup, a lot, some unclean bird, an owl

of staggering
הַתַּרְעֵלָ֑ה (hat·tar·‘ê·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8653: A reeling

from your hand;
מִיָּדֵ֖ךְ (mî·yā·ḏêḵ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

from that goblet,
קֻבַּ֙עַת֙ (qub·ba·‘aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6907: A goblet

the cup
כּ֣וֹס (kō·ws)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3563: A cup, a lot, some unclean bird, an owl

of My fury,
חֲמָתִ֔י (ḥă·mā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2534: Heat, anger, poison

you will never
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

drink
לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֖הּ (liš·tō·w·ṯāh)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8354: To imbibe

again.
תוֹסִ֥יפִי (ṯō·w·sî·p̄î)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 3254: To add, augment


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