12Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. …
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-12)From words of comfort the prophet here, by a very sudden change of his style, passes to words of reproof and conviction, and goes on in that strain, for the most part, in the three following chapters; and therefore some here begin a new sermon. He had assured the people that in due time God would deliver them out of captivity, which was designed for the comfort of those that should live when God w…
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