the LORD of hosts. See note on 1 Samuel 1:3.
people. the peoples.
a feast. Note the Figure of speech Paronomasia in this verse:. feast (Hebrew. mishteh) of fat things (Hebrew. shemanim),. feast of (Hebrew. mishteh) wines on the lees (Hebrew. shemarim). of fat things (Hebrew. shemanim)
full of marrow (Hebrew. memuhyim), of wines on the lees (Hebrew. shemarim). All these words are thus heaped together to impress us with the greatness of this feast.
wines on the lees. Hebrew. shemarim (App-27), see above. wines purified from the lees.