John Gill Commentary Joel 1:5

John Gill Commentary

Joel 1:5

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
John Gill
John Gill

John Gill Commentary

Joel 1:5

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and wail, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it is cut off from your mouth." — Joel 1:5 (ASV)

Awake, you drunkards, and weep: and howl, all you drinkers of
wine
Who are used to neither waking nor howling, being very prone to drowsiness during their drinking bouts and to mirth and jollity in them; but now should be awake, and sober enough, not as being a virtue in them, but through want of wine; and for the same reason should howl, as follows:

because of the new wine, for it is cut off from your mouth;
the locusts having spoiled the vines and eaten the grapes, no new wine could be made, and so none could be brought in cups to their mouths; nor could they drink it in bowls, as they had used to do; and which, being sweet and grateful to their taste, they used to drink in great abundance, till they were inebriated with it; but now there was a scarcity, their lips were dry, but not their eyes. The word, Kimchi says, signifies all liquor which is squeezed by bruising or treading.