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, all of them, they know nothing; all of them are mute dogs, they cannot bark; they dream, lie down, and love to sleep. 11These dogs have fierce appetites; they never have enough. And they are shepherds who have no discernment; all of them turn to their own way, every last one for his own profit. “Come, let me get some wine, let’s guzzle some beer; and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”

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 to those who are heroes at drinking wine, who are champions at pouring beer,
• Isaiah 28:7Even these stagger because of wine and stumble under the influence of beer: Priest and prophet stagger because of beer. They are confused by wine. They stumble because of beer. They are muddled in their visions. They stumble in their judgments.
• Proverbs 31:4It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine or for rulers to desire beer.
• Hosea 4:11Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away one’s understanding.
• Amos 6:3You dismiss any thought of the evil day and bring in a reign of violence.
• Matthew 24:49and starts to beat his fellow servants, and eats and drinks with drunkards,
• Luke 12:45But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and starts to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
• Luke 21:34“Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly
• Isaiah 22:13But look: joy and gladness, butchering of cattle, slaughtering of sheep and goats, eating of meat, and drinking of wine — “Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
• Psalms 10:6He says to himself, “I will never be moved — from generation to generation I will be without calamity.”
• Proverbs 23:35“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I didn’t know it! When will I wake up? I’ll look for another drink.”
• Proverbs 27:1Don’t boast about tomorrow, for you don’t know what a day might bring.
• Jeremiah 18:18Then certain ones said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will never be lost from the priest, or counsel from the wise, or a word from the prophet. Come, let’s denounce him and pay no attention to all his words.”
• Luke 12:19Then I’ll say to myself, “You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’
• 1 Corinthians 15:32If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus as a mere man, what good did that do me? If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, 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