And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die. (Isaiah 22:13)
In spite of their desperate situation the people did not turn to God, but continued in revelry and feasting. They had given themselves over to reckless sensuality, from which nothing could dissuade them. Compare Paul’s comments on the Epicurean philosophy of his time (1 Cor. 15:32).