Lees
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Hebrews shemarim), from a word meaning to keep or preserve. It was applied to "lees" from the custom of allowing wine to stand on the lees that it might thereby be better preserved (Isaiah 25:6). "Men settled on their lees" (Zephaniah 1:12) are men "hardened or crusted." The image is derived from the crust formed at the bottom of wines long left undisturbed (Jeremiah 48:11). The effect of wealthy undisturbed ease on the ungodly is hardening. They become stupidly secure (Comp. Psalm 55:19; Amos 6:1). To drink the lees (Psalm 75:8) denotes severe suffering.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) Plural of Lee.

2. (n. pl.) Dregs. See Lee.

3. (n.) A leash.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
LEES

lez.

See WINE.

Strong's Hebrew
8105. shemer -- lees, dregs
... 8104, 8105. shemer. 8106 . lees, dregs. Transliteration: shemer Phonetic Spelling:
(sheh'-mer) Short Definition: wine. ... dregs, wines on the lees. ...
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That as Long as we are in this Mortal Life we May Lose the Love of ...
... So wine well purified and separated from the lees is easily kept from turning and
getting thick; that which is on its lees is in continual danger; and we, so ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter i that as long.htm

Nicholas Tells the Master Wholesome Truths
... good things in this sermon, the image came into my mind while you were preaching,
that it was as if one should take good wine, and mix it with lees, so that it ...
/.../bevan/three friends of god/chapter iii nicholas tells the.htm

Third Chapter
... good things in this sermon, the image came into my mind while you were preaching,
that it was as if one should take good wine and mix it with lees, so that it ...
/.../the history and life of the reverend doctor john tauler/third chapter.htm

Psalm LXXXI.
... There takes place then in the press a treading, a crushing, a weight: and with these
the oil strains out secretly into the vat, [3780] the lees run openly down ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm lxxxi.htm

Religion Pleasant to the Religious.
... Thus the Prophet Isaiah speaks of the "feast of fat things, a feast of wines on
the lees; of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined[3 ...
/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol vii/sermon xiv religion pleasant to.htm

'In this Mountain'
... 'IN THIS MOUNTAIN'. 'In this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people
a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/in this mountain.htm

The Holy Spirit.
... that Isaiah speaks of when he saith, "In this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make
unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wine on the lees, of fat ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bunyan/the riches of bunyan/viii the holy spirit.htm

Footnotes
... 42 Writing of the early German lyric, Dr. John Lees says in his volume on "The German
Lyric" (London, Dent & Sons, 1914): "In regard to the length of the lines ...
//christianbookshelf.org/smith/jeremiah/footnotes.htm

Covenanting a Privilege of Believers.
... "And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat
things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines ...
/.../cunningham/the ordinance of covenanting/chapter x covenanting a privilege.htm

(On the Mysteries. Iii. )
... RV "And in this mountain shall the Lord of host make unto all people a feast of
fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of ...
/.../cyril/lectures of s cyril of jerusalem/lecture xxi on the mysteries.htm

Thesaurus
Lees (3 Occurrences)
... It was applied to "lees" from the custom of allowing wine to stand on the lees that
it might thereby be better preserved (Isaiah 25:6). "Men settled on their ...
/l/lees.htm - 8k

Dregs (7 Occurrences)
... (Psalm 75:8; Isaiah 51:17, 22), the lees of wine which settle at the bottom of the
vessel. ... dregs: The "sediments," "lees," "grounds of liquor"; only in plural. ...
/d/dregs.htm - 9k

Wine (282 Occurrences)
... (11.) Shemarim (only in plural), "lees" or "dregs" of wine. In Isaiah
25:6 it is rendered "wines on the lees", ie, wine that has ...
/w/wine.htm - 68k

Press (57 Occurrences)
... At the bottom of the receptacles collects the heavier matter or "lees" (shemarim,
Psalm 75:8 ("dregs"); Jeremiah 48:11; Zechariah 1:12 in Isaiah 25:6 the word ...
/p/press.htm - 46k

Finest (23 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 25:6 And in this mountain will the LORD of hosts make unto all peoples a
feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow ...
/f/finest.htm - 12k

Marrow (5 Occurrences)
... fat") and fatness" (Psalm 63:5); "In this mountain will Yahweh of hosts make unto
all peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat ...
/m/marrow.htm - 9k

Left (3923 Occurrences)

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Zedekiah (63 Occurrences)
... importance. But nothing further is known of him. (5) The last king of Judah (see
following article). John A. Lees. ZEDEKIAH (2). (tsidhqiyahu ...
/z/zedekiah.htm - 49k

Naphtuhim (2 Occurrences)
... Skinner and Holzinger on Genesis). John A. Lees. Multi-Version Concordance
Naphtuhim (2 Occurrences). Genesis 10:13 Mizraim became ...
/n/naphtuhim.htm - 8k

Naaman (19 Occurrences)
... more precise is the description of Numbers 26:38, 40, where he is said to be a son
of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (see also 1 Chronicles 8:3). John A. Lees. ...
/n/naaman.htm - 15k

Resources
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Concordance
Lees (3 Occurrences)

Isaiah 25:6
And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Jeremiah 48:11
Moab has been at ease from his youth, and he has settled on his lees, and has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither has he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Zephaniah 1:12
And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Subtopics

Lees

Lees: Settlings of Wine

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