Isaías 5:22

22 Ai dos que são poderosos para beber vinho, e valentes para misturar bebida forte;

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 Ai dos que ao mal chamam bem, e ao bem mal; que põem as trevas por luz, e a luz por trevas, e o amargo por doce, e o doce por amargo!

21 Ai dos que são sábios a seus próprios olhos, e astutos em seu próprio conceito!

22 Ai dos que são poderosos para beber vinho, e valentes para misturar bebida forte;

23 dos que justificam o ímpio por peitas, e ao inocente lhe tiram o seu direito!

24 Pelo que, como a língua de fogo consome o restolho, e a palha se desfaz na chama assim a raiz deles será como podridão, e a sua flor se esvaecerá como pó; porque rejeitaram a lei do Senhor dos exércitos, e desprezaram a palavra do santo de Israel,