"Woeto you who make your neighborsdrink,Who mixin your venomevento make[them] drunkSoas to lookon their nakedness!
Ham,the fatherof Canaan,sawthe nakednessof his father,and toldhis twobrothersoutside.
Now Davidcalledhim, and he ateand drankbeforehim, and he madehim drunk;and in the eveninghe wentout to lieon his bedwith his lord'sservants,but he did not godownto his house.
Now when Mosessawthat the peoplewere out of control--for Aaronhad let them getout of controlto be a derisionamong their enemies--
And thesealsoreelwith wineand staggerfrom strongdrink:The priestand the prophetreelwith strongdrink,They are confusedby wine,they staggerfrom strongdrink;They reelwhile having visions,They totter[when rendering] judgment.
For allthe tablesare fullof filthyvomit,withouta [single clean] place.
Woeto those who are heroesin drinkingwineAnd valiantmenin mixingstrongdrink,
For thusthe LORD,the Godof Israel,saysto me, "Takethiscupof the wineof wrathfrom My handand cause allthe nationsto whomI sendyou to drinkit.
Babylonhas been a goldencupin the handof the LORD,Intoxicatingallthe earth.The nationshave drunkof her wine;Thereforethe nationsare goingmad.
On the dayof our king,the princesbecamesickwith the heatof wine;He stretchedout his handwith scoffers,
"For the earthwill be filledWith the knowledgeof the gloryof the LORD,As the waterscoverthe sea.
"You will be filledwith disgraceratherthanhonor.Nowyou yourselfdrinkand exposeyour [own] nakedness.The cupin the LORD'Srighthandwill comearoundto you, And utterdisgrace[will come] upon your glory.
with whomthe kingsof the earthcommitted [acts of] immorality,and thosewho dwellon the earthwere made drunkwith the wineof her immorality."
And I sawthe womandrunkwith the bloodof the saints,and with the bloodof the witnessesof Jesus.When I sawher, I wonderedgreatly.
"For allthe nationshave drunkof the wineof the passionof her immorality,and the kingsof the earthhave committed [acts of] immoralitywith her, and the merchantsof the earthhave become richby the wealthof her sensuality."
