Jeremiah 48 serves as a companion reading.
Jeremiah 48:11-12 KJV — Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed. Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.
Isaiah 16:6 KJV — We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.
The dregs that settle in wine will ruin it. This passage describes a necessary process of pouring oneself out and leaving behind what is impure.
It takes humility to recognize one’s flaws and to be spritually reborn.
This process can only occur in truth. Our lies are our dregs and we need to extract ourselves from them.
