23:30 Those who linger over wine,
those who go looking for mixed wine. 1
5:22 Those who are champions 2 at drinking wine are as good as dead, 3
who display great courage when mixing strong drinks.
1 sn The answer to the question posed in v. 29 is obviously one who drinks too much, which this verse uses metonymies to point out. Lingering over wine is an adjunct of drinking more wine; and seeking mixed wine obviously means with the effect or the purpose of drinking it.
2 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.
3 tn Heb “Woe [to]….” See the note at v. 8.