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Isaiah 1:22

The silver of yourself has become retreating/withdrawn ones, the drunkard of yourself is he who is castrated6 within the dual waters!

Footnote:

Isa. 1:22

Hebrew ืžื”ื•ืœ. Considered a masculine singular passive participle ascribed to the verb root Strongs #4107 ืžึธื”ึทืœ (mahal). But it only appears once, and the verb root is not used elsewhere. ืžื”ื•ืœ appears similar to Strongs #4135 ืžื•ืœ mul,  cut down, reduced. Hence castrated, emasculated, weakened.

Strongs #5435 ืกื‘ื "saba" drink/drunkard is a rare noun related to imbibing, drinking heavily (cf. Strongs #5433 ืกื‘ื). It is not the normal word for wine.

It refers to drunkard in Deut 21:20 "a worthless glutton and a drunkard [ืกื‘ื]"