Isaiah 51:17

15 But I am the Lord your God,
Who ^adivided the sea whose waves roared—
The Lord of hosts is His name.

16 And ^aI have put My words in your mouth;
^bI have covered you with the shadow of My hand,
^cThat I may¹ plant the heavens,
Lay the foundations of the earth,
And say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’ ”

God’s Fury Removed

17 ^aAwake, awake!
Stand up, O Jerusalem,
You who ^bhave drunk at the hand of the Lord
The cup of His fury;
You have drunk the dregs of the cup of trembling,
And drained it out.

18 There is no one to guide her
Among all the sons she has brought forth;
Nor is there any who takes her by the hand
Among all the sons she has brought up.

19 ^aThese two things have come to you;
Who will be sorry for you?—
Desolation and destruction, famine and sword—
^bBy whom will I comfort you?

20 ^aYour sons have fainted,
They lie at the head of all the streets,
Like an antelope in a net;
They are full of the fury of the Lord,
The rebuke of your God.

21 Therefore please hear this, you afflicted,
And drunk ^abut not with wine.

22 Thus says your Lord,
The Lord and your God,
Who ^apleads 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.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Isaiah 51:17

The cup of trembling - cos hattarelah , "the cup of mortal poison," veneni mortiferi . - Montan. This may also allude to the ancient custom of taking off criminals by a cup of poison. Socrates is well known to have been sentenced by the Areopagus to drink a cup of the juice of hemlock, which occasioned his death. See the note on Hebrews 2:9, and see also Bishop Lowth' s note on Isaiah 51:21.

**Other Adam Clarke entries containing Isaiah 51:17:**

Job 21:20
Psalms 11:6
Isaiah 1:22
Isaiah 51:21
Revelation 15:1

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