en_tn/jer/48/26.md

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Make him drunk

The judgments which God sends upon Moab shall allow the country to be scorned by his enemies, just as a drunken man is the object of mens laughter and mocking. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

Now Moab claps his hands in disgust at his own vomit, so he also has become an object for laughter

God continues to compare Moab to a drunken man. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

For did Israel not become an object for laughter to you?

AT: "For you used to laugh at and mock My people in the kingdom of Israel." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

Was he found among thieves, that you shook your head at him as often as you spoke about him?

AT: "Although they were thieves, they were never caught. You shook your head at them scornfully and despised them . (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)