Psa 75:8, Isa 51:17, 22 | JFB | e4.org | 8. in the hand . . . a cup . . . red —God's wrath often thus represented (compare Jer 25:15). but the dregs —literally, "surely the dregs, they shall drain it."

‏ Psalms 75:8

8. in the hand . . . a cup . . . red—God's wrath often thus represented (compare Isa 51:17 Jer 25:15).

but the dregs—literally, "surely the dregs, they shall drain it."

‏ Isaiah 51:17

17. Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, &c.— (Isa 52:1).

drunk—Jehovah's wrath is compared to an intoxicating draught because it confounds the sufferer under it, and makes him fall (Job 21:20; Ps 60:3; 75:8; Jer 25:15, 16; 49:12; Zec 12:2; Re 14:10); ("poured out without mixture"; rather, "the pure wine juice mixed with intoxicating drugs").

of trembling—which produced trembling or intoxication.

wrung . . . out—drained the last drop out; the dregs were the sediments from various substances, as honey, dates, and drugs, put into the wine to increase the strength and sweetness.

‏ Isaiah 51:22

22. pleadeth . . . cause— (Ps 35:1; Jer 50:34; Mic 7:9).

no more drink it— (Isa 54:7-9). This cannot apply to Israel after the return from Babylon, but only to them after their final restoration.