“Moab has been at ease from his youth, and he has settled on his dregs, and has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither has he gone into captivity; therefore his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 11. Fruitful as a vine.—Lees. The wine has not been disturbed. It was customary to keep it first in pits, (Mark 12:1. Isaiah 5:1) and afterwards in large earthen vessels. Vina bibes Tauro diffusa: “Thou shalt drink wine bottled off in the consulship of Taurus.” Hor. i. ep. 5.—If the wine was weak, the vessels were put under ground. Pliny xiv. 21.—The better sort was arranged in order, (verse 12) in some clean apartment. Song of Songs 2:4. Odys. B. 237.—Changed. He alludes to the wine. Bible.—Moab has enjoyed a long peace and prosperity. Calmet.