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spew

verb

«spew» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

In Jeremiah it describes nations made drunk with the cup of God's anger, so that they vomit and fall.

Interpretation. The prophets' image shows judgment as a cup of wrath that no nation can refuse, and the commentators read the drunkenness as helpless ruin.

Meaning

To throw up food or drink from the stomach; to vomit. tree →

Examples

  • And thou shalt say unto them: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you. (Prophets JER.25.27, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

On Mova

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