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The Cup of God's Wrath
Commentators explain that Moab's "drunkenness" is a powerful metaphor. It's not about literal wine but about being forced to drink the "cup of God's fury." This represents being so overwhelmed by divine judgment and calamity that they lose all sense, control, and dignity, leading to their complete ruin and humiliation.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 48:26
18th Century
Theologian
Make you him drunken - With the wine-cup of God’s fury, until terror deprive him of his senses.
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 48:26–27
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet now addresses the Chaldeans, who were to be the executioners of God’s vengeance; therefore he says, Make him drunk, because he has …
John Gill
On Jeremiah 48:26
17th Century
Pastor
Make you him drunken
Not with wine, but with the cup of divine wrath; with the vengeance of God; with sore judgments…