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They shall drink, and reel back and forth, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.
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The Metaphor of Madness
Commentators explain that the imagery of drinking, reeling, and madness is a powerful metaphor for God's judgment. Just as excessive alcohol causes confusion and irrational behavior, God's judgment, executed by the 'sword,' will bring such panic and terror upon the nations that they will be thrown into chaos and act without reason.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Be moved — Rather, stagger.
19th Century
Anglican
They shall drink ... — The words describe what history has often witnessed, the panic-terror of lesser nations before the…
16th Century
Protestant
Here the Prophet more fully shows what we have previously stated: that they were not empty threats when he announced God’s judgments on all nations…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad The judgments foretold shall come upon them, whether they will or not; whi…
The evil and good events of life are often represented in Scripture as cups. Under this figure is represented the desolation then coming upon that …
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the predicted threat is revealed through a symbolic vision. This revelation is presented in two parts:
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