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You shall be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of your sister Samaria.
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The Cup of Judgment
Commentators explain that the "cup" is a powerful metaphor for God's judgment. The "drunkenness and sorrow" are not literal but describe the overwhelming, disorienting, and painful experience of divine punishment. This judgment would be so severe as to cause "astonishment and desolation," leaving the people utterly stunned and helpless.
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Ezekiel
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You shall be filled with drunkenness and sorrow Sorrow is the effect of drunkenness; these two generally go together…
Presbyterian
A history of the apostasy of God's people from Him, and its aggravation.
In this parable, Samaria and Israel are called Aholah (meaning "her…