10. " 'I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness. I will put an end to the voices of brides and grooms. The sound of grinding millstones will not be heard anymore. And lamps will not be lit anymore.
11. This whole country will become dry and empty. And those nations will serve the king of Babylonia for 70 years.
12. " 'But I will punish that king and his nation because they are guilty. I will do it when the 70 years are over,' announces the Lord. 'I will make that land a desert forever.
13. " 'I have spoken against that land. And I will make all of those things happen to it. Everything will happen that is written in this scroll. And I will make everything Jeremiah prophesied against all of the nations come true.
14. The people of Babylonia will become slaves of many other nations and great kings. I will pay them back for what their hands have done.' "
15. The Lord is the God of Israel. He said to me, "Take this cup from my hand. It is filled with the wine of my burning anger. Make all of the nations to which I send you drink it.
16. When they drink it, they will not even be able to walk straight. It will drive them out of their minds. I am going to send war against them."
17. So I took the cup from the Lord's hand. I made all of the nations to which he sent me drink from it.
18. He sent me to Judah's kings and officials. He told me to go to Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. He wanted me to tell them they would be destroyed. Then people would be shocked because of them. They would make fun of them. They would call down curses on them. And that's how things still are today.
19. Here is a list of the other kings and nations he sent me to. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt his attendants, his officials, all of his people