For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
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Gill's Exposition
For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup,.... Another reason why men should not act haughtily and arrogantly; for by the cup are meant afflictions, calamities, and judgments, which are measured out…
Barnes' Notes
For in the hand of the Lord ... - The general idea in this verse is, that God holds in his hand a cup for people to drink; a cup whose contents will tend to prolong life, or to cause death. See the…
In these verses we have two great doctrines laid down and two good inferences drawn from them, for the confirmation of what he had before said.
I. Here are two great truths laid down concerning God's…
Cambridge Bible
The judgement is described under the figure of a cup of wine, which God gives the wicked to drink. The figure is a common one. See Jer 25:15 ff., Jer 25:27 ff.; Jer 49:12; Jer 51:7; Isa 51:17 ff.; Job…
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