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Drunk on Affliction
Commentators unanimously explain that the term 'drunken' is not literal but a powerful metaphor. The people are overwhelmed and stupefied, not by wine, but by what scholars describe as the 'cup of affliction' and the 'wrath of God.' This illustrates a state of being completely prostrate from intense suffering and tribulation.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 51:21
18th Century
Theologian
And drunken, but not with wine - Overcome and prostrate, but not under the influence of intoxicating drink. They were prostrate by …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 51:21
19th Century
Bishop
Drunken, but not with wine ... —Same phrase as in Isaiah 29:9.
John Calvin
On Isaiah 51:21
16th Century
Theologian
Therefore now hear this. He now shows more plainly the reason why he spoke of the calamities of the Church. It was so that believers might…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 51:21
17th Century
Pastor
Therefore hear now this, you afflicted
By Babylon, by antichrist and his followers; hear, for your comfort, the foll…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 51:17–23
17th Century
Minister
God calls upon his people to be mindful of the things that belong to their everlasting peace. Jerusalem had provoked God, and was made to taste the…