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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36420" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36420" /> == | ||
<p> Wine was allowed to settle on them, to keep the body and color; especially the choicest wine (Isaiah 25:6). Hence, such phrases expressing ease and self indulgent prosperity as "Moab ... hath settled on his lees," i.e. has been like wine undisturbed, and not "emptied from vessel to vessel," never having been dislodged from his original settlement, "his scent (i.e. the bouquet of the wine) is not changed," "therefore I will send unto him wanderers that shall empty his vessels (i.e. cities) and break their bottles" (i.e. the men of his cities) (Jeremiah 48:11-12). The effect of undisturbed prosperity on the ungodly is to harden in undisturbed security (Zephaniah 1:12). Psalms 75:8, "the dregs (lees) of the Lord's cup ... all the wicked shall wring out and drink," i.e. they must drain out the whole cup to the dregs. </p> | <p> Wine was allowed to settle on them, to keep the body and color; especially the choicest wine ( Isaiah 25:6). Hence, such phrases expressing ease and self indulgent prosperity as "Moab ... hath settled on his lees," i.e. has been like wine undisturbed, and not "emptied from vessel to vessel," never having been dislodged from his original settlement, "his scent (i.e. the bouquet of the wine) is not changed," "therefore I will send unto him wanderers that shall empty his vessels (i.e. cities) and break their bottles" (i.e. the men of his cities) ( Jeremiah 48:11-12). The effect of undisturbed prosperity on the ungodly is to harden in undisturbed security ( Zephaniah 1:12). Psalms 75:8, "the dregs (lees) of the Lord's cup ... all the wicked shall wring out and drink," i.e. they must drain out the whole cup to the dregs. </p> | ||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16538" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16538" /> == | ||
<p> Or dregs, the refuse and sediment of wine. Wines that have been allowed to stand a long time on the lees, thereby acquire a superior color and flavor. Hence such wines are used as a symbol of gospel blessings, Isaiah 25:6; also of a nation or community that, from long quiet and prosperity, has become rich and luxurious, and has settled down in carnal security, Jeremiah 48:11 Zephaniah 1:12 . To drink the dregs of the cup of God's wrath, Psalm 75:8 Isaiah 51:17 , is to drink it to exhaustion; that is, to suffer God's wrath without mitigation or end. </p> | <p> Or dregs, the refuse and sediment of wine. Wines that have been allowed to stand a long time on the lees, thereby acquire a superior color and flavor. Hence such wines are used as a symbol of gospel blessings, Isaiah 25:6; also of a nation or community that, from long quiet and prosperity, has become rich and luxurious, and has settled down in carnal security, Jeremiah 48:11 Zephaniah 1:12 . To drink the dregs of the cup of God's wrath, Psalm 75:8 Isaiah 51:17 , is to drink it to exhaustion; that is, to suffer God's wrath without mitigation or end. </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67396" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67396" /> == | ||
<p> 'Wines on the lees' are wines left undisturbed on their sediment to mature. Isaiah 25:6 . The expression 'settled on the lees' is used figuratively of Moab, which had not been disturbed as other nations. Jeremiah 48:11 . Also for those who in [[Jerusalem]] remained indifferent and undisturbed amidst the evils upon which punishments were threatened. Zephaniah 1:12 . A very significant type of the poor apathetic world, and of the self-satisfied and unconcerned spirit of Christendom. </p> | <p> 'Wines on the lees' are wines left undisturbed on their sediment to mature. Isaiah 25:6 . The expression 'settled on the lees' is used figuratively of Moab, which had not been disturbed as other nations. Jeremiah 48:11 . Also for those who in [[Jerusalem]] remained indifferent and undisturbed amidst the evils upon which punishments were threatened. Zephaniah 1:12 . A very significant type of the poor apathetic world, and of the self-satisfied and unconcerned spirit of Christendom. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73672" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73672" /> == | ||
<p> Lees. The coarser parts of a liquor, its sediment or dregs. "Wine on the lees" means a generous, full-bodied liquor. Isaiah 25:6. Before the wine was consumed, it was necessary to strain off the lees; such wine was then termed "well refined." Isaiah 25:6. To drink the lees, or "dregs," was an expression for the endurance of extreme punishment. Psalms 75:8. </p> | <p> Lees. The coarser parts of a liquor, its sediment or dregs. "Wine on the lees" means a generous, full-bodied liquor. Isaiah 25:6. Before the wine was consumed, it was necessary to strain off the lees; such wine was then termed "well refined." Isaiah 25:6. To drink the lees, or "dregs," was an expression for the endurance of extreme punishment. Psalms 75:8. </p> | ||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70396" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70396" /> == | ||
<p> Lees. The settlings of a liquor; its sediment or dregs. "Wine on the lees" means a generous, full-bodied liquor. Isaiah 25:6. Before the wine was consumed, it was necessary to strain off the lees; such wine was then termed "well refined." Isaiah 25:6. To drink the lees, or "dregs," was an expression for the endurance of extreme punishment. Psalms 75:8. </p> | <p> Lees. The settlings of a liquor; its sediment or dregs. "Wine on the lees" means a generous, full-bodied liquor. Isaiah 25:6. Before the wine was consumed, it was necessary to strain off the lees; such wine was then termed "well refined." Isaiah 25:6. To drink the lees, or "dregs," was an expression for the endurance of extreme punishment. Psalms 75:8. </p> | ||
== Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_198013" /> == | == Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_198013" /> == | ||
<p> Jeremiah 48:11 (b) These refer to the sins of Moab. The lustful practices of these people and their wicked ways had been disturbed by their enemies and so had accumulated as settlings do in the bottom of the wine jar. The same truth applies to Israel. (See Zephaniah 1:12). </p> | <p> Jeremiah 48:11 (b) These refer to the sins of Moab. The lustful practices of these people and their wicked ways had been disturbed by their enemies and so had accumulated as settlings do in the bottom of the wine jar. The same truth applies to Israel. (See Zephaniah 1:12). </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32451" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32451" /> == | ||
Isaiah 25: | Isaiah 25:6 Zephaniah 1:12 Jeremiah 48:11 Psalm 55:19 Amos 6:1 Psalm 75:8 | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_138097" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_138097" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (n.) A leash. </p> <p> (2): (pl.) of [[Lee]] </p> <p> (3): (n. pl.) Dregs. See 2d Lee. </p> | <p> (1): (n.) A leash. </p> <p> (2): (pl.) of [[Lee]] </p> <p> (3): (n. pl.) Dregs. See 2d Lee. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_41944" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_41944" /> == | ||
Isaiah 25: | Isaiah 25:6 Zephaniah 1:12 Jeremiah 48:11 Psalm 75:8 | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52463" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52463" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_48180" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_48180" /> == | ||
<p> (only in the plural שְׁמָרַים, shemarim', from שָׁמִר, to keep [Jeremiah 48:11; Zephaniah 1:12; rendered "wines on the lees" in Isaiah 25:6; "dregs" in Psalms 75:8]; Sept. τρυγίαι; [[Vulgate]] faeces). The [[Hebrew]] term שֶׁמֶר, shemer (the presumed singular form of the above), bears the radical sense of preservation, and was applied to ‘"lees" from the custom of allowing the wine to stand on the lees in order that its color and body might be better preserved; hence the expression "wine on the lees," as meaning a generous, full-bodied liquor (Isaiah 25:6; see Henderson, ad loc.). The wine in this state remained, of course, undisturbed in its cask, and became thick and syrupy; hence the proverb "to settle upon one's lees," to express the sloth, indifference, and gross stupidity of the ungodly (Jeremiah 48:11; Zephaniah 1:12). Before the wine was consumed it was necessary to strain off the lees; such wine was then termed "well refined" (Isaiah 25:6). To drink the lees or "dregs" was an expression for the endurance of extreme punishment (Psalms 75:8). An ingenious writer in Kitto's Cyclopaedia (s.v. Shemarim) thinks that some kind of preserves from grapes are meant in Isaiah 25:6, as the etymology of the word suggests; but this supposition, although it clears the passage from some difficulties, is opposed to the usage of the term in the other places. (See [[Wine]]). </p> | <p> (only in the plural שְׁמָרַים, shemarim', from שָׁמִר, to keep [ Jeremiah 48:11; Zephaniah 1:12; rendered "wines on the lees" in Isaiah 25:6; "dregs" in Psalms 75:8]; Sept. τρυγίαι; [[Vulgate]] faeces) . The [[Hebrew]] term שֶׁמֶר, shemer (the presumed singular form of the above), bears the radical sense of preservation, and was applied to ‘"lees" from the custom of allowing the wine to stand on the lees in order that its color and body might be better preserved; hence the expression "wine on the lees," as meaning a generous, full-bodied liquor ( Isaiah 25:6; see Henderson, ad loc.). The wine in this state remained, of course, undisturbed in its cask, and became thick and syrupy; hence the proverb "to settle upon one's lees," to express the sloth, indifference, and gross stupidity of the ungodly ( Jeremiah 48:11; Zephaniah 1:12). Before the wine was consumed it was necessary to strain off the lees; such wine was then termed "well refined" ( Isaiah 25:6). To drink the lees or "dregs" was an expression for the endurance of extreme punishment ( Psalms 75:8). An ingenious writer in Kitto's Cyclopaedia (s.v. Shemarim) thinks that some kind of preserves from grapes are meant in Isaiah 25:6, as the etymology of the word suggests; but this supposition, although it clears the passage from some difficulties, is opposed to the usage of the term in the other places. (See [[Wine]]). </p> | ||
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