Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 24:9
9They no longer sing and drink wine; beer is bitter to those who drink it.
Isaiah 24:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
- New International Version (NIV)No longer do they drink wine with a song; the beer is bitter to its drinkers.
- English Standard Version (ESV)No more do they drink wine with singing; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They shall not drink wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
Context of Isaiah 24:9
7The new wine mourns; the vine withers. All the carousers now groan. 8The joyful tambourines have ceased. The noise of the jubilant has stopped. The joyful lyre has ceased. They no longer sing and drink wine; beer is bitter to those who drink it. 10The city of chaos is shattered; every house is closed to entry. 11In the streets they cry for wine. All joy grows dark; earth’s rejoicing goes into exile.
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בַּשִּׁ֖יר לֹ֣א יִשְׁתּוּ־יָ֑יִן יֵמַ֥ר שֵׁכָ֖ר לְשֹׁתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 24:9
- Isaiah 5:11Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of beer, who linger into the evening, inflamed by wine.
- Psalms 69:12Those who sit at the city gate talk about me, and drunkards make up songs about me.
- Ecclesiastes 9:7Go, eat your bread with pleasure, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already accepted your works.
- Amos 6:5They improvise songs to the sound of the harp and invent their own musical instruments like David.
- Amos 8:3In that day the temple songs will become wailing” — this is the Lord God’s declaration. “Many dead bodies, thrown everywhere! Silence!”
- Zechariah 9:15The Lord of Armies will defend them. They will consume and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and be rowdy as if with wine. They will be as full as the sprinkling basin, like those at the corners of the altar.
- Ephesians 5:18And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit:
Commentaries on Isaiah 24:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Strong drink "Palm wine" - This is the proper meaning of the word שכר shechar, . See note on Isaiah 5:11. All enjoyment shall cease: the sweetest wine shall become bitter to their taste.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9drink wine with a song - That is, accompanied with a song, as the usual mode was in their feasts. Strong drink - On the word שׁכר shêkār see the note at Isaiah 5:11. Shall be bitter - They shall cease to find pleasure in it in consequence of the general calamitics that have come upon the nation.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-13All humanity is guilty (Romans 3:23) and faces condemnation (see Isaiah 59:1–15). Judgment is like a failed grape harvest that stops drinking and feasting.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. with a song--the usual accompaniment of feasts. strong drink--(See on Is 5:11). "Date wine" [Horsley]. bitter--in consequence of the national calamities.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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