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# But even these
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"But even the leaders"
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# The priest and the prophet
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This does not mean a specific priest or prophet. It refers to priests and prophets in general. Alternate translation: "The priests and the prophets" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-genericnoun]])
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# reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink
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These two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize that the priests and the prophets cannot do their job because they are very drunk. Alternate translation: "stumble around because they are drunk" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# they are swallowed up by wine
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Their drinking so much that they can no longer think properly is spoken of as if the wine swallowed them. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "the wine is causing them to be confused" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# staggering in vision and reeling in decision
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Just like they are too drunk to walk correctly, they are too drunk to understand the visions God gives them or to make good decisions.
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