Psalms 107:27

They swayed ¹  and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective. ² 

Job 12:25; Job 37:20; Isa 19:3; Isa 19:14; Isa 29:9; Ac 27:15-20

¹ tn Only here does the Hebrew verb חָגַג (khagag; normally meaning “to celebrate”) carry the nuance “to sway.”

² tn The Hitpael of בָלַע (vala’) occurs only here in the OT. Traditionally the form is derived from the verbal root בלע (“to swallow”), but HALOT 135 s.v. III בלע understands a homonym here with the meaning “to be confused.”