English Standard Version
Isaiah 24:9
9No more do they drink wine with singing; strong drink 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They shall not drink wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Gone are the joys of wine and song; alcoholic drink turns bitter in the mouth.
Context of Isaiah 24:9
7The wine mourns, the vine languishes, all the merry-hearted sigh. 8The mirth of the tambourines is stilled, the noise of the jubilant has ceased, the mirth of the lyre is stilled. No more do they drink wine with singing; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. 10The wasted city is broken down; every house is shut up so that none can enter. 11There is an outcry in the streets for lack of wine; all joy has grown dark; the gladness of the earth is banished.
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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, that they may run after strong drink, who tarry late into the evening as wine inflames them!
- Psalms 69:12I am the talk of those who sit in the gate, and the drunkards make songs about me.
- Ecclesiastes 9:7Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do.
- Amos 6:5who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and like David invent for themselves instruments of music,
- Amos 8:3The songs of the temple shall become wailings in that day," declares the Lord God. "So many dead bodies!" "They are thrown everywhere!" "Silence!"
- Zechariah 9:15The Lord of hosts will protect them, and they shall devour, and tread down the sling stones, and they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine, and be full like a bowl, drenched like the corners of the altar.
- Ephesians 5:18And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with 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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