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Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

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LEES*

Thick substance, or dregs, that forms at the bottom of a wine container as fermentation takes place.

The term appears in three different situations in the OT, each apparently representing a particular phase of fermentation. Isaiah 25:6 refers to wine at its best (“well-aged,” NLT) after a proper fermentation: strong, clear, and filtered. “Wines on the lees” in context refers to the blessings of peace and plenty that God’s people will enjoy in the age to come. Jeremiah 48:11 and Zephaniah 1:12 refer to wine that is overfermented, having become syrupy in appearance and weak and bland in taste. Figuratively, the term applies to the Jews and Moabites about to receive impending judgment for having allowed themselves to be lulled into an ungodly indolent and indifferent life style. Psalm 75:8 uses “dregs” to refer to the bitter sediments and grounds left after the wine has been poured out, which the ungodly will be forced to consume.

Show passage in OET: ISA 25:6

OET-RV ISA 25:6

6 Then Commander-in-chief Yahweh will hold a banquet of good things for all that people on that mountain.
 ⇔ There’ll be vintage wine and choice meat.

OET-LV ISA 25:6

6 And_ YHWH soldiers/messengers _he_will_make to/from_all/each/any/every the_peoples on_mountain the_this a_feast_of fat_things a_feast_of old_wine(s) fat_things full_of_marrow old_wine(s) refined.
Show passage in OET: JER 48:11

OET-RV JER 48:11

11 Moav (Moab) has felt secure since it was young.
 ⇔ It’s like its wine that’s never been poured from container to container.
 ⇔ It’s never gone into captivity.
 ⇔ so it still tastes as good as ever—
 ⇔ its nice aroma hasn’t changed.

OET-LV JER 48:11

11 Mōʼāⱱ it_has_been_at_ease since_youth(s)_of_its and_ it _has_been_undisturbed to lees_of_its and_not it_has_been_poured from_vessel to vessel and_in_exile not it_has_gone therefore yes/correct/thus/so taste_of_its it_has_remained in/on/over_him/it and_aroma_of_its not it_has_been_changed.
Show passage in OET: ZEP 1:12

OET-RV ZEP 1:12

12 I will search Yerushalem (Jerusalem) with lamps at that time,
 ⇔ and I will punish those who’ve sunk to the bottom—
 ⇔ the ones who tell themselves,
 ⇔ ‘Yahweh will never take action—either good or bad.’

OET-LV ZEP 1:12

12 And_it_was at_time (the)_that I_will_search DOM Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) with_lamps and_I_will_visit_judgement on the_people who_are_thickening on lees_of_their who_are_saying in_heart_of_their not YHWH he_will_do_good and_not he_will_do_harm.
Show passage in OET: PSA 75:8

OET-RV PSA 75:8

8 because Yahweh has a full cup of foaming wine mixed with spices
 ⇔ that he holds in his hand and pours it out.
 ⇔ Surely all the wicked people across the earth will drink it to the last drop.

OET-LV PSA 75:9

9  If/because a_cup is_in_the_hand_of YHWH and_wine it_is_foaming full spiced_drink and_he_has_poured_out some_of_this surely dregs_of_its they_will_drain all_of the_wicked_people_of the_earth they_will_drink.

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