Cup of wrath imagery uses drinking from an assigned cup to describe the appointed portion of divine judgment, suffering, staggering, and the inescapable consequences of rebellion.
Cup of wrath imagery uses drinking from an assigned cup to describe the appointed portion of divine judgment, suffering, staggering, and the inescapable consequences of rebellion.
A judgment-portion motif in which a cup, bowl, or wine represents the measured allotment of wrath, suffering, or judgment that God gives nations, cities, or persons to drink.
These examples show how Cup of Wrath Imagery functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
fire and brimstone... this shall be the portion of their cup
Cup imagery identifies judgment as the appointed portion of the wicked.
in the hand of the LORD there is a cup
The foaming cup represents God’s administered judgment that the wicked must drain.
thou hast drunken... the cup of his fury
Jerusalem is pictured as staggering after drinking the cup of divine fury.
I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling
The removal of the cup signals a turn from judgment toward comfort and restoration.
Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand
The prophet is commanded to make the nations drink the cup of the LORD’s wrath.
they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken
Cup imagery emphasizes the certainty and fairness of appointed judgment.
thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup
The cup represents Jerusalem’s shared judgment in the prophetic indictment.
the cup of the LORD's right hand shall be turned unto thee
The oppressor must drink the shame and judgment previously inflicted on others.
let this cup pass from me
Jesus’ cup language points to the appointed suffering He accepts in obedience to the Father.
the wine of the wrath of God
Apocalyptic cup imagery portrays unmixed divine wrath against beast-worship.
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