Isaiah 24:11

Isaiah 24:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
• New International Version (NIV)In the streets they cry out for wine; all joy turns to gloom, all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There is an outcry in the streets for lack of wine; all joy has grown dark; the gladness of the earth is banished.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There is a cry for wine in the streets, All joy is darkened, The mirth of the land is gone.

Context of Isaiah 24:11

9People cannot drink wine, so they do not sing. When people drink beer, it seems bitter. 10The city has become so spoiled that it is useless. People have locked their houses so that nobody can go in. They shout in the streets because they have no wine. Nobody is happy any more, anywhere on the earth. 12The city has become a heap of stones. Its gates lie in pieces on the ground. 13This is what will happen among all the nations on the earth. Only a few people will remain, like a few olives that remain on a tree after the harvest. After people have picked the grapes off a vine, there are only a few that remain.

Isaiah 24:11 word by word

צְוָחָ֥ה עַל־הַיַּ֖יִן בַּֽחוּצ֑וֹת עָֽרְבָה֙ כָּל־שִׂמְחָ֔ה גָּלָ֖ה מְשׂ֥וֹשׂ הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• a cryingצְוָחָהtsevâchâh · outcryH6682
• for wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• in the streetsחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• all joyשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057
• is darkenedעָרַב‛ârab · to grow darkH6150
• the mirthמָשׂוֹשׂmâώôώ · rejoicingH4885
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• is goneגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540

Cross-references for Isaiah 24:11

• Proverbs 31:6Give strong drink to people who are dying. Give wine to people who are very upset.
• Hosea 7:14They do not pray and trust me to help them. Instead, they lie down on their beds and they weep loudly. They cut their bodies to get grain and wine. They turn away from me.
• Joel 1:15Be afraid because of that day. Be afraid because the day of the Lord is near. It will be as if the great God would destroy everything.
• Isaiah 24:7There is no new wine and the vines are dying. The people who were happy to drink the wine are now sad.
• Isaiah 8:22They will look down at the earth, but they will only see trouble. Everywhere will be dark and people will have no hope. Then they will fall into complete darkness.
• Isaiah 9:19The Lord Almighty is very angry. He punishes the land of Israel, like a fire that burns everything. The people are like wood that makes the fire burn well. None of them try to help each other.
• Jeremiah 48:33People will no longer be happy in the land where this fruit grows. I will stop them making wine from their grapes. They will not stamp on their grapes and shout with joy. Instead, the shouts will be shouts about trouble.
• Lamentations 5:14Our enemies no longer let our old men decide things. The old men cannot say what is right or fair for us. And the young men have stopped their music.
• Amos 5:16The Lord, the Lord God Almighty says, ‘All the people will be sad. They will weep and cry loudly in all the streets. They will tell the farmers to weep with them. They will tell the singers to sing sad songs for them.
• Matthew 22:11Then the king came into the room to see all the people. He saw one man who was not wearing the right clothes for a marriage.
• Luke 16:25Abraham replied, “My child, remember the time when you were alive on earth. Remember what happened then. You had many good things, and Lazarus had many bad things. Now I am taking care of Lazarus, and you are in pain.

Commentaries on Isaiah 24:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11All joy is darkened "All gladness is passed away" - For ערבה arebah, darkened, read עברה aberah, passed away, transposing a letter. Houbigant, Secker. Five of Dr. Kennicott's and five of De Rossi's MSS., several ancients add כל col, all, after משוש mesos : the Septuagint adds the same word before it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11There is a crying for wine in the streets - The inhabitants of the city, turned from their dwellings, would cry for wine to alleviate their distress, and to sustain them in their calamity (compare Isaiah 16:8-10). All joy is darkened - Is gone, or has departed, like the joyful light at the setting of the sun.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11There is no joy left in the land, not because of an official order, but because the people have no reason to celebrate.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. crying for wine--to drown their sorrows in drink (Is 16:9); Joe 1:5, written about the same time, resembles this.Read the comment

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• Afflictions and Adversities
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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