ESV Reformation Study Bible – Hab 2:5
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Hab 2:5

2:5 wine is a traitor . . . arrogant man. The arrogance and insatiability of the Babylonians is compared to a drunkard besotted with wine.

Sheol . . . death. It was proverbial that death was like a devouring mouth always ready for more to die (Prov. 1:12; 27:20; 30:15, 16).