Gen Z: Jeremiah 25
1Jeremiah got the 411 about all the peeps in Judah in year four of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah, which was also Nebuchadrezzar's first year as king of Babylon; vibes.
2Jeremiah, the prophet, was out here talking to all the people of Judah and the folks in Jerusalem, saying, "Listen up!"
3Since the thirteenth year of Josiah, son of Amon, king of Judah, up to now, it's been 23 years of me getting the word from the Lord and sharing it with you, but you guys just don't wanna listen, fr.
4The Lord sent all His prophet homies to you early on, but y'all still didn’t wanna hear it, no cap.
5They were like, "Yo, turn back from your bad vibes and your shady actions, and chill in the land the Lord gave you and your fam for good."
6And don’t go chasing after other gods to serve them or worship them, or I’ll be mad at you for what you’re doing; I won’t hurt you, bet.
7But you still didn’t listen to me, says the Lord; you’re just pushing my buttons with what you do, and it’s gonna backfire on you, periodt.
8So here’s the deal from the Lord of hosts; since you didn’t hear my words,
9Check it, I’m sending for all the families from the north, says the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, my dude, will come for this land and all its people, and it’s gonna be a total wreck, fr.
10Plus, I’m taking away all the happy vibes, the joy, the wedding cheers, the sound of grinding, and the light from the candles; it’s gonna be sus.
11This whole land’s gonna be a total wreck, straight up wild; these nations will be serving the king of Babylon for like seventy years, no cap.
12After those seventy years hit, I’m coming for the king of Babylon and that whole nation, says the Lord, for their epic fail, and the land of the Chaldeans is gonna be a ghost town forever.
13I’m bringing all my words against that land, everything written in this book that Jeremiah called out for all the nations, fr.
14Many nations and big-name kings are gonna vibe with them too; I’ll hit them back based on what they’ve done, periodt.
15The Lord God of Israel told me to grab the wine cup of this fury and make all the nations I send you to drink it, bet.
16They’re gonna drink, get shook, and lose it over the sword I’m sending their way, no cap.
17So I took the cup from the Lord’s hand and made all the nations drink it, the ones the Lord sent me to, fr.
18Like, Jerusalem, the cities of Judah, their kings, and their princes, making them a wreck, a shock, a joke, and a curse; just like it is today.
19Pharaoh, king of Egypt, his crew, and all his people, straight up.
20And all the mixed folks, all the kings of Uz, and all the kings from the Philistines, Ashkelon, Azzah, Ekron, and the leftovers from Ashdod, you feel me?
21Edom, Moab, and the fam of Ammon, no cap.
22All the kings of Tyrus and Zidon, plus the island kings out there, they vibin’.
23Dedan, Tema, Buz, and everyone chillin' in the corners, fr.
24All the kings of Arabia and the mixed crew in the desert, they pop off.
25All the kings of Zimri, Elam, and the Medes, they be rizzin’ up.
26Kings from the north, far and near, all the kingdoms on this planet: king of Sheshach gonna drink after them, lit.
27So you gotta tell them, "Yo, the Lord’s got a message: Drink up, get turnt, and fall down, 'cause the sword's coming for ya."
28If they ain’t down to sip from your cup, just say, "The Lord says you gonna drink, no cap."
29For real, I’m about to bring some serious vibes to the city with my name; you think you’ll dodge the drama? Nah, you won’t be unpunished, 'cause I’m calling for a sword on all the earth’s peeps, says the Lord.
30So prophesy all these words against them, and say, "The Lord’s gonna roar from up high, drop His voice from His holy spot; He’s gonna roar like a boss against everyone on the earth."
31A noise gonna hit up the whole earth; God’s got beef with the nations, He’s gonna plead with everyone; the wicked are getting served up, no cap.
32The Lord's like, “Yo, evil's about to spread from nation to nation, and a massive whirlwind's popping off from the coasts.”
33On that day, the fallen of the Lord gonna be everywhere on the earth: no one gonna mourn, gather, or bury them; they just gonna be trash on the ground.
34Shepherds, howl and cry; roll in the ashes, you leaders of the flock: your slaughter days are done; you gonna drop like a lit vase.
35The shepherds ain’t got no escape plan, and the top dogs of the flock can’t dip either.
36You can hear the shepherds crying and the leaders howling, 'cause the Lord wrecked their pastures.
37The chill spots are getting wrecked 'cause of the Lord's fierce anger.
38He ditched His cover like a lion: their land is a wasteland 'cause of the oppressor’s rage and His savage anger.