13:7 For this reason all hands hang limp, 1
every human heart loses its courage. 2
5:22 Those who are champions 3 at drinking wine are as good as dead, 4
who display great courage when mixing strong drinks.
1 tn Heb “drop”; KJV “be faint”; ASV “be feeble”; NAB “fall helpless.”
2 tn Heb “melts” (so NAB).
3 tn The language used here is quite sarcastic and paves the way for the shocking description of the enemy army in vv. 25-30. The rich leaders of Judah are nothing but “party animals” who are totally incapable of withstanding real warriors.
4 tn Heb “Woe [to]….” See the note at v. 8.