Isaiah 56:12

Isaiah 56:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
• New International Version (NIV)“Come,” each one cries, “let me get wine! Let us drink our fill of beer! And tomorrow will be like today, or even far better.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Come," they say, "let me get wine; let us fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be like this day, great beyond measure."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Come,” one says, “I will bring wine, And we will fill ourselves with intoxicating drink; Tomorrow will be as today, And much more abundant.”

Context of Isaiah 56:12

10Israel’s watchmen are blind, They are all without knowledge. They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; Panting, lying down, they love to slumber. 11And the dogs are greedy; they never have enough. They are shepherds who have no understanding; They have all turned to their own way, Each one to his unlawful gain, without exception. “Come,” [they say,] “let us get wine, and let us fill ourselves with strong drink; And tomorrow will be like today, very great indeed.”

Isaiah 56:12 word by word

אֵתָ֥יוּ אֶקְחָה־יַ֖יִן וְנִסְבְּאָ֣ה שֵׁכָ֑ר וְהָיָ֤ה כָזֶה֙ י֣וֹם מָחָ֔ר גָּד֖וֹל יֶ֥תֶר מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Comeאָתָה'âthâh 'âthâ' · to comeH857
• I will fetchלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• and we will fillסָבָאsâbâ' · to imbibeH5433
• ourselves with strong drinkשֵׁכָרshêkâr · strong drinkH7941
• and to morrowמָחָרmâchâr · tomorrowH4279
• shall be as this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
• muchמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• moreיֶ֫תֶרyether · remainderH3499
• abundantגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419

Cross-references for Isaiah 56:12

• Isaiah 5:22Woe (judgment is coming) to those who are heroes at drinking wine And men of strength in mixing intoxicating drinks,
• Isaiah 28:7But even these reel with wine and stagger from strong drink: The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink; They are confused by wine, they stagger from strong drink; They reel while seeing visions, They stagger when pronouncing judgment.
• Proverbs 31:4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Or for rulers to desire strong drink,
• Hosea 4:11Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away the mind and the [spiritual] understanding.
• Amos 6:3Do you put off the day of punishment, Yet cause the seat of violence to come near?
• Matthew 24:49and begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards;
• Luke 12:45But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is taking his time in coming,’ and begins to beat the servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
• Luke 21:34“But be on guard, so that your hearts are not weighed down and depressed with the giddiness of debauchery and the nausea of self-indulgence and the worldly worries of life, and then that day [when the Messiah returns] will not come on you suddenly like a trap;
• Isaiah 22:13Instead, there is joy and jubilation, Killing of oxen and slaughtering of sheep, Eating meat and drinking wine, saying, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die.”
• Psalms 10:6He says to himself, “I will not be moved; For throughout all generations I will not be in adversity [for nothing bad will happen to me].”
• Proverbs 23:35“They struck me, but I was not hurt! They beat me, but I did not feel it! When will I wake up? I will seek more wine.”
• Proverbs 27:1Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring.
• Jeremiah 18:18Then [my enemies] said, “Come and let us work out schemes against Jeremiah. Surely the law is not going to be lost to the priest [as Jeremiah predicts], nor the counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us strike him with our tongue [by making charges against him before the king], and let us ignore anything he says.”
• Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many good things stored up, [enough] for many years; rest and relax, eat, drink and be merry (celebrate continually).” ’
• 1 Corinthians 15:32What good has it done me if, [merely] from a human point of view, I fought with wild animals at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised [at all], let us eat and drink [enjoying ourselves now], for tomorrow we die.

Commentaries on Isaiah 56:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12I will fetch wine "Let us provide wine" - For אקחה ekchah, first person singular, an ancient MS. has נקחה nikchah, first person plural; and another ancient MS. has אק ak upon a rasure. So the Syriac, Chaldee, and Vulgate render it. The spirit of this Epicurean sentiment is this: Let us indulge ourselves in the present time to the utmost, and instead of any gloomy forebodings of the future, let us expect nothing but increasing hilarity for every day we…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Come ye, say they - (compare the notes at Isaiah 22:13). That is, one says to another, I will fetch wine;‘ or as we would say, I will take another glass.‘ The object is to describe a drinking-bout, or carousal, when the glass is shoved around, and there is drinking to excess. The language denotes the state of exhilaration and excitement when sitting at the table, and already under the influence of wine. This is not designed to be descriptive of the people…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-12Verses 9-12 Desolating judgments are called for; and this severe rebuke of the rulers and teachers of the Jewish church, is applicable to other ages and places. It is bad with a people when their shepherds slumber, and are eager after the world. Let us pray the Great Shepherd to send us pastors after his own heart, who will feed us with knowledge, that we may rejoice in his holy name, and that believers may be daily added to the church.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-12This passage reflects on how common evil had become among God’s people. Many of them were greedy and wanted more and more for themselves (Isaiah 56:9–12). They treated righteous people with hatred and violence (Isaiah 57:1–2). They also worshiped idols instead of the true God (Isaiah 57:3–13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. fetch wine--language of the national teachers challenging one another to drink. Barnes translates, "I will take another cup" (Is 5:11). to-morrow, &c.--Their self-indulgence was habitual and intentional: not merely they drink, but they mean to continue so.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 56:12

• Confidence
• Drunkenness
• Happiness
• Minister, Christian
• Self-Delusion
• Sensuality
• Wine

In the dictionaries

• strong drink
• Gather
• Wine
• Abound; Abundance; Abundant; Abundantly
• Isaiah
• Saviour

Commentaries on Isaiah 56

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings