Isaiah 5:22

Isaiah 5:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
• New International Version (NIV)Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, and valiant men in mixing strong drink,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Woe to men mighty at drinking wine, Woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink,

Context of Isaiah 5:22

20It will be very bad for people who call evil things good. And they call good things evil. They say, ‘It is light’, when it is dark. And they say, ‘It is dark’, when it is light. They say that bitter things are sweet. And they say that sweet things are bitter. 21It will be very bad for people who think that they are wise. They think that they are very clever. It will be very bad for people who think that they are famous because they can drink a lot of wine. They think that they are very brave to mix strong drinks together. 23If people like that receive a bribe, they will not say that wicked people are guilty. They also refuse to say that righteous people are not guilty. 24Because of that, they will come to a bad end. It will be for them like a hot fire that destroys dry grass. Their roots will die and their flowers will blow away like dust. They have refused to obey the laws of the Lord Almighty. They have not listened to the message that the holy God of Israel has taught them.

Isaiah 5:22 word by word

ה֕וֹי גִּבּוֹרִ֖ים לִשְׁתּ֣וֹת יָ֑יִן וְאַנְשֵׁי־חַ֖יִל לִמְסֹ֥ךְ שֵׁכָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Woeהוֹיhôy · woe!H1945
• mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• to drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• and menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• of strengthחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• to mingleמָסַךְmâsak · to mixH4537
• strong drinkשֵׁכָרshêkâr · strong drinkH7941

Cross-references for Isaiah 5:22

• Isaiah 5:11It will be bad for you people who like to get up early to start drinking. You continue to drink late into the night, until you are very drunk.
• Isaiah 28:1It will be very bad for Ephraim's beautiful city, Samaria! The people who live there drink too much wine and they become drunk. They are proud of their great city. It is on a hill above a valley where many good things grow. It is like a beautiful flower, but it will be beautiful no more and it will die.
• Proverbs 23:1915. Listen to me, my child. Learn to be wise and to live in a good way.
• Habakkuk 2:15It will be very bad for you! You cause your neighbours to become drunk. You are so angry that you make them drink too much wine. You are happy when they are so drunk that you can see their bare bodies.

Commentaries on Isaiah 5:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Mighty to drink wine - "They show not," says Kimchi, "their strength in combating their enemies, but in drunkenness and debauchery."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Wo unto them that are mighty … - This is the sixth specification of crime. He had already denounced the intemperate in Isaiah 5:11. But probably this was a prevailing sin. Perhaps there was no evidence of reform; and it was needful to “repeat” the admonition, in order that people might be brought to regard it. The prophet repeats a similar denunciation in Isaiah 56:12. Mighty - Perhaps those who prided themselves on their ability to drink “much” without…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-23Verses 8-23 Here is a woe to those who set their hearts on the wealth of the world. Not that it is sinful for those who have a house and a field to purchase another; but the fault is, that they never know when they have enough. Covetousness is idolatry; and while many envy the prosperous, wretched man, the Lord denounces awful woes upon him. How applicable to many among us! God has many ways to empty the most populous cities. Those who set their hearts…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-24Woe: The sixth threat of judgment was against the indulgent lifestyle of the wicked.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2322-23. Sixth Woe--against corrupt judges, who, "mighty" in drinking "wine" (a boast still not uncommon), if not in defending their country, obtain the means of self-indulgence by taking bribes ("reward"). The two verses are closely joined [Maurer]. mingle strong drink--not with water, but spices to make it intoxicating (Pr 9:2, 5; So 8:2). take away the righteousness--set aside the just claims of those having a righteous cause.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 5:22

• Backsliders
• Bribery
• Drunkenness
• Isaiah
• Judge
• Presumption
• Rulers
• Wicked (People)
• Wine

In the dictionaries

• strong drink
• Cast
• Cord
• Cry
• Dry
• Ensign
• Join
• Lay
• Mighty
• Regard

Commentaries on Isaiah 5

• 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