That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

That drink wine in bowls - (Literally, as the English margin, “drink in bowls,” literally, “sprinkling vessels of wine”). The word is elsewh…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Bowls.— The extent of their drinking is indicated by the fact that they drink, not from wine-cups, but from large bowls (in which …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

That drink wine in bowls,

For seldom can a careless man crown the edifice of his sin without indulging in drunkenness; he must have …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Amos now reproaches the chiefs of both kingdoms for drinking wine in bowls, that is, in vessels either elegantly formed or precious. Some think “si…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

That drink wine in bowls Not in small cups or glasses, but in large bowls, that they might drink freely, even to drunkenn…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Those who do well for their bodies are often regarded as doing well for themselves; but we are told here what their ease is, and what their woe is.…

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