The soldiers also mocked him, coming up to him and offering him wine vinegar, saying,
Instead they gave me bitter herbs to eat and vinegar to drink.
they gave him wine mixed with gall. But having tasted it, he refused to drink it.
Immediately one of them ran and grabbed a sponge, soaked it in vinegar, put it on a stick, and gave it to Jesus to drink.
One man ran and filled a sponge with vinegar, put it on a stick, and tried to give it to Jesus to drink. “Leave him alone,” he said. “Let's see if Elijah will come to take him down.”
Herod and his soldiers treated Jesus with contempt and mocked him. Then they placed a royal robe on him and sent him back to Pilate.