This general rule the prophet goes on to apply in words which belong in part to all oppressors and in the first instance to the Chaldean, and in pa…

Furthermore ... .—A better translation is: Add, too, that wine is treacherous (and that) he is a braggart and cannot be quiet,…

This was spoken of the Chaldeans. They were an ambitious nation, so exceedingly greedy that it seemed as if the whole world would not be large enou…

The Prophet has taught us that a tranquil state of mind can only be had by relying on the grace of God alone; and that those who exalt themselves, …

Yea also, because he transgresses by wine
Or rather, "how much less" or "more ^F15 , wine dealing treacher…

The prophet proclaims the doom of all proud and oppre ive powers that weigh heavily upon God's people. The lusts of the flesh, the lust of the eye,…