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Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Woe unto them that are mighty... - This is the sixth specification of crime. He had already denounced the intemperate in ([Referenc…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Woe unto them that are mighty to drink... strong drink. — The words in part reproduce the “woe” of Isaiah 5:11-12, but wi…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Wo to them that are mighty to drink wine! Isaiah now censures another vice, namely, drunkenness and excess in eating, of which he had spok…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Woe unto [them that are] mighty to drink wine
That can bear a great deal, and not be overcome and intoxicated with i…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here is a woe to those who set their hearts on the wealth of the world. It is not that it is sinful for those who have a house and a field to purch…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Woe to you that call evil good. Here he sets out the vanity related to excusing sin.

  1. Regarding the effect:

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