Isa 51:17, 22, Jer 13:13 | JFB | STEP | 17. Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, &c.— ( ). drunk —Jehovah's wrath is compared to an intoxicating draught because it confounds the sufferer under it, and makes him fall ( ); ("poured out without mixture"; rather, "the pure wine juice mixed with intoxicating drugs"). of trembling —which produced trembling or intoxication. wrung . . . out —drained the last drop out; the dregs were the sediments from various substances, as honey, dates, and drugs, put into the wine to increase the strength and sweetness.

Isaiah 51:17

17. Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, &c.— (Isa 52:1).

drunk—Jehovah's wrath is compared to an intoxicating draught because it confounds the sufferer under it, and makes him fall (Job 21:20; Ps 60:3; 75:8; Jer 25:15, 16; 49:12; Zec 12:2; Re 14:10); ("poured out without mixture"; rather, "the pure wine juice mixed with intoxicating drugs").

of trembling—which produced trembling or intoxication.

wrung . . . out—drained the last drop out; the dregs were the sediments from various substances, as honey, dates, and drugs, put into the wine to increase the strength and sweetness.

Isaiah 51:22

22. pleadeth . . . cause— (Ps 35:1; Jer 50:34; Mic 7:9).

no more drink it— (Isa 54:7-9). This cannot apply to Israel after the return from Babylon, but only to them after their final restoration.

Jeremiah 13:13

13. upon David's throne—literally, who sit for David on his throne; implying the succession of the Davidic family (Jer 22:4).

all—indiscriminately of every rank.