They all went out into their vineyards and picked the grapes, made wine from them, and held a festival. They went into the temple of their god, where they ate and drank and made fun of Abimelech.

This made the priest very happy, so he took the sacred objects and went along with them.

So the two men sat down and ate and drank together. Then the woman's father told him, "Please spend the night and enjoy yourself."

When the man, his concubine, and the servant once more started to leave, the father said, "Look, it's almost evening now; you might as well stay all night. It will be dark soon; stay here and have a good time. Tomorrow you can get up early for the trip and go home."

and instructed his servants: "Notice when Amnon has had too much to drink, and then when I give the order, kill him. Don't be afraid. I will take the responsibility myself. Be brave and don't hesitate!"

Benhadad received Ahab's answer as he and his allies, the other rulers, were drinking in their tents. He ordered his men to get ready to attack the city, and so they moved into position.

At the king's command the decree was made public in the capital city of Susa, and runners carried the news to the provinces. The king and Haman sat down and had a drink while the city of Susa was being thrown into confusion.

Instead, you laughed and celebrated. You killed sheep and cattle to eat, and you drank wine. You said, "We might as well eat and drink! Tomorrow we'll be dead."

While they were drinking, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver cups and bowls which his father Nebuchadnezzar had carried off from the Temple in Jerusalem. The king sent for them so that he, his noblemen, his wives, and his concubines could drink out of them.

At once the gold cups and bowls were brought in, and they all drank wine out of them

On Herod's birthday the daughter of Herodias danced in front of the whole group. Herod was so pleased

that he promised her, "I swear that I will give you anything you ask for!"

Now they come and laugh at me; I am nothing but a joke to them.

They treat me with disgust; they think they are too good for me, and even come and spit in my face.

But when I was in trouble, they were all glad and gathered around to make fun of me; strangers beat me and kept striking me.

Like those who would mock a cripple, they glared at me with hate.

They talk about me in the streets, and drunkards make up songs about me.

They persecute those whom you have punished; they talk about the sufferings of those you have wounded.

Don't be glad when your enemies meet disaster, and don't rejoice when they stumble.

The LORD will know if you are gloating, and he will not like it; and then maybe he won't punish them.

Our enemies have no reason to gloat over us. We have fallen, but we will rise again. We are in darkness now, but the LORD will give us light.

Then our enemies will see this and be disgraced---the same enemies who taunted us by asking, "Where is the LORD your God?" We will see them defeated, trampled down like mud in the streets.

Then they spat in his face and beat him; and those who slapped him

said, "Prophesy for us, Messiah! Guess who hit you!"

Then they made a crown out of thorny branches and placed it on his head, and put a stick in his right hand; then they knelt before him and made fun of him. "Long live the King of the Jews!" they said.

People passing by shook their heads and hurled insults at Jesus:

In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the Law and the elders made fun of him:

He trusts in God and claims to be God's Son. Well, then, let us see if God wants to save him now!"

Some were mocked and whipped, and others were put in chains and taken off to prison.