Quick answer
Jeremiah 25:15 belongs unmistakably on the judgment side of Bible wine language. The cup is not a sign of joyful refreshment but of divine fury.
Jeremiah 25:15 (KJV)
“For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.”
In the wider Bible-wine survey, these passages belong on the judgment side.
What these passages show
This kind of passage matters because it shows that biblical wine language can function as a vehicle of wrath and staggering judgment. That is part of the two-stream evidence readers must keep in view.
Read them alongside wine in the Bible, two wines in the Bible, and wine as a curse in the Bible.
Keep these texts together
Read Jeremiah 25 with Jeremiah 51 and Revelation, where wine imagery again appears in judgment and wrath.
Frequently asked questions
Why does judgment imagery matter in the wine debate?
Because it proves that the Bible does not reserve wine language for pleasant meanings only.
Does this verse talk about literal drinking habits?
Not directly. It uses wine as a wrath image, which still matters for the Bible’s overall wine vocabulary.