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the world. Hebrew. 'erez (with Art.), the earth.
the earth = the ground, or soil. Hebrew. 'adamah (with Art.)
Sheshach. The Massorah explains that this word is "Babel", being a cypher by which the last letter of the alphabet is put for the first, and the next to the last for the second, &c., by which Sh. Sh. Ch. becomes B. B. L. "Babel" (Compare Jer_51:41, where both words are used). There is another example in Jer_51:1. See note there. Four classes of nations are to drink of this cup of the fury of Jehovah Elohim of Israel (Jer_25:15): (1) Jerusalem and Judah (Jer_25:18); (2) Egypt, &c. (Jer_25:19); (3) the mingled nations (verses: 20-22); and (4) the more distant nations (vv- 23-25). Daniel fills in these "times of the Gentiles", which are not within the scope of Jeremiah and Ezekiel. But the point here is that the final judgment of the nations is yet future: when "Great Babylon" comes into remembrance, it will "drink after them". Compare Jer_49:12. For this, "Sheshach" must be rebuilt and restored.
the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel. See note on Jer_7:3.