Psa 11:6, 75:8, Jer 25:15 | JFB | e4.org | 6. Their punishment is described by vivid figures denoting abundant, sudden, furious, and utter destruction (compare ). cup —is a frequent figure for God's favor or wrath ( ).

‏ Psalms 11:6

6. Their punishment is described by vivid figures denoting abundant, sudden, furious, and utter destruction (compare Ge 19:24; Job 18:15; Ps 7:15; 9:15).

cup—is a frequent figure for God's favor or wrath (Ps 16:5; 23:5; Mt 20:22, 23).

‏ Psalms 75:8

8. in the hand . . . a cup . . . red—God's wrath often thus represented (compare Isa 51:17 Jer 25:15).

but the dregs—literally, "surely the dregs, they shall drain it."

‏ Jeremiah 25:15

15. wine cup—Compare Jer 13:12, 13, as to this image, to express stupefying judgments; also Jer 49:12; 51:7. Jeremiah often embodies the imagery of Isaiah in his prophecies (La 4:21; Isa 51:17-22; Re 16:19; 18:6). The wine cup was not literally given by Jeremiah to the representatives of the different nations; but only in symbolical vision.