Isaías 5:22

22 ¡Ay de los valientes para beber vino,de los valentones que mezclan bebidas embriagantes,

Isaías 5:22 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 5:22

Woe unto [them that are] mighty to drink wine
That can bear a great deal, and not be overcome and intoxicated with it; that try their strength this way with others, and get the mastery and glory in it: not mighty to fight their enemies, as Kimchi observes, and defend their country, but to drink wine; by which their strength was weakened: wherefore some think soldiers are particularly designed, given to drinking, who are derided and mocked, as being valiant in the warfare of Bacchus, and not of Mars: and men of strength, to mingle strong drink;
in the cup, and then drink it: or "men of war"; the same with "mighty" before. The Targum interprets it, "men of riches": who can afford to drink wine and strong drink; which carries the sense not to the strength of their bodies, but of their purses: the former sense seems best. The Scribes and Pharisees loved the cup and the platter, and to be at feasts, and to have the uppermost seats there, ( Matthew 23:6 Matthew 23:25 ) and that those that sat in Moses's chair are intended appears from the following words.

Isaías 5:22 In-Context

20 ¡Ay de los que llaman a lo malo buenoy a lo bueno malo,que tienen las tinieblas por luzy la luz por tinieblas,que tienen lo amargo por dulcey lo dulce por amargo!

21 ¡Ay de los que se consideran sabios,de los que se creen inteligentes!

22 ¡Ay de los valientes para beber vino,de los valentones que mezclan bebidas embriagantes,

23 de los que por soborno absuelven al culpable,y le niegan sus derechos al indefenso!

24 Por eso, así como las lenguas de fuego devoran la pajay el pasto seco se consume en las llamas,su raíz se pudriráy, como el polvo, se disipará su flor.Porque han rechazado la ley del SEÑOR Todopoderosoy han desdeñado la palabra del Santo de Israel.