Then shall thou say unto them,.... Explaining the above words:thus saith the Lord, behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land; this is the application of the parable, and shows that by every bottle is meant every inhabitant of Judea:even the kings that sit upon David's throne; or, "that sit for David on his throne" ; that succeed him one after another; more kings may be meant than one, as Jehoiakim and Zedekiah; or the present reigning king, and the princes of the brood, are designed; who, though of David's family, and on his throne, yet this could not secure them from the calamity threatened:and the priests; who ministered in holy things; their sacred office and function would not preserve them from ruin:and the prophets; the false prophets, as the Targum, that prophesied smooth things, and prophesied them peace and safety, these should be involved in the common destruction:and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with drunkenness; with tribulation, as the Targum interprets it; and adds,"and shall be like a drunken man;''giddy, stupid, unable to help themselves, or to advise one another.
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Jeremiah 13:13
Jeremiah 13:13
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