KJV dictionary & concordance
To reel, sway, totter, or move unsteadily.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Job 12:25
Complete exact-word concordance
They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
They grope in the darke without light, and hee maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
1611 marginal noteHeb. wander.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
They reele to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man; and are at their wits end.
1611 marginal noteHeb. all their wisedome is swallowed vp.
¶ Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
¶ Stay your selues and wonder, cry yee out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine, they stagger, but not with strong drinke.
1611 marginal noteOr, take your pleasure and riot.
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