Commentators stress that this verse condemns Judah's religious leaders—the priests and prophets. Their drunkenness was not just a personal failing but a catastrophic dereliction of duty. By being 'swallowed up of wine,' they became incapable of their core functions: prophets would 'err in vision,' and priests would 'stumble in judgment.' This highlights the severe consequences when spiritual leaders, who are meant to provide clarity, instead lead the people astray through their own sin.