Isa 51:17, 20 | 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 51:20

20. head of all . . . streets— (La 2:19; 4:1).

wild bull—rather, "oryx" [JEROME], or gazelle [GESENIUS], or wild goat [BOCHART]; commonly in the East taken in a net, of a wide sweep, into which the beasts were hunted together. The streets of cities in the East often have gates, which are closed at night; a person wishing to escape would be stopped by them and caught, as a wild animal in a net.