he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel] He hath not been stirred or removed, as Israel hath been: but hath lived long at ease, as wine settled on its lees. his taste remained in him] Heb. stood. Ecclesiastes 1:4. He retaineth still his state, his dignitie, his strength, his wealth; and withall his pride, his presumption, his securitie, his impietie, his impuritie. Psalms 55:19. Zephaniah 1:12. Vers. 26. 29.