New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 28:7
7And these also 1reel with wine and stagger from strong drink: 2The priest and 3the prophet reel with strong drink, They are confused by wine, they stagger from 4strong drink; They reel while 5having 6visions, They totter when rendering judgment.
Isaiah 28:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
- New International Version (NIV)And these also stagger from wine and reel from beer: Priests and prophets stagger from beer and are befuddled with wine; they reel from beer, they stagger when seeing visions, they stumble when rendering decisions.
- English Standard Version (ESV)These also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed by wine, they stagger with strong drink, they reel in vision, they stumble in giving judgment.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But they also have erred through wine, And through intoxicating drink are out of the way; The priest and the prophet have erred through intoxicating drink, They are swallowed up by wine, They are out of the way through intoxicating drink; They err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
Context of Isaiah 28:7
5In that day the Lord of hosts will become a beautiful crown And a glorious diadem to the remnant of His people; 6A spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment, A strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate. And these also reel with wine and stagger from strong drink: The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, They are confused by wine, they stagger from strong drink; They reel while having visions, They totter when rendering judgment. 8For all the tables are full of filthy vomit, without a single clean place. 9“To whom would He teach knowledge, And to whom would He interpret the message? Those just weaned from milk? Those just taken from the breast?
Read all of Isaiah 28Isaiah 28:7 word by word
וְגַם־אֵ֙לֶּה֙ בַּיַּ֣יִן שָׁג֔וּ וּבַשֵּׁכָ֖ר תָּע֑וּ כֹּהֵ֣ן וְנָבִיא֩ שָׁג֨וּ בַשֵּׁכָ֜ר נִבְלְע֣וּ מִן־הַיַּ֗יִן תָּעוּ֙ מִן־הַשֵּׁכָ֔ר שָׁגוּ֙ בָּֽרֹאֶ֔ה פָּק֖וּ פְּלִילִיָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
- And theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
- reelשָׁגָהshâgâh · to wanderH7686
- with wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
- and staggerתָּעָהtâ‛âh · to go astrayH8582
- from strongשֵׁכָרshêkâr · strong drinkH7941
- The priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
- They are confusedבָּלַעbâla‛ · to swallow upH1104
- visionsרֹאֶהrô'eh · visionH7203
- They totterפּוּקpûq · to reelH6328
- judgmentפְּלִילִיָּהpelîylîyâh · judgmentH6417
Cross-references for Isaiah 28:7
- Isaiah 19:14The Lord has mixed within her a spirit of distortion; They have led Egypt astray in all that it does, As a drunken man staggers in his vomit.
- Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are blind, All of them know nothing. All of them are mute dogs unable to bark, Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber;
- Leviticus 10:9“Do not drink wine or strong drink, neither you nor your sons with you, when you come into the tent of meeting, so that you will not die--it is a perpetual statute throughout your generations--
- Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.
- Proverbs 31:4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Or for rulers to desire strong drink,
- Ecclesiastes 10:17Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time--for strength and not for drunkenness.
- Ezekiel 44:21Nor shall any of the priests drink wine when they enter the inner court.
- Hosea 4:11Harlotry, wine and new wine take away the understanding.
- Micah 2:11If a man walking after wind and falsehood Had told lies and said, ‘I will speak out to you concerning wine and liquor,’ He would be spokesman to this people.
- Matthew 24:29“But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
- Luke 21:34“Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;
- Ephesians 5:28So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself;
- Psalms 107:27They reeled and staggered like a drunken man, And were at their wits’ end.
- Isaiah 3:12O My people! Their oppressors are children, And women rule over them. O My people! Those who guide you lead you astray And confuse the direction of your paths.
- Isaiah 9:16For those who guide this people are leading them astray; And those who are guided by them are brought to confusion.
- Jeremiah 14:14Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying falsehood in My name. I have neither sent them nor commanded them nor spoken to them; they are prophesying to you a false vision, divination, futility and the deception of their own minds.
Commentaries on Isaiah 28:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7But they also have erred through wine - In the previous verses the prophet had said that the kingdom of Judah should be saved, while that of Ephraim should be destroyed. Yet he does not deny that they also were guilty of crimes for which punishment would come upon them. To portray these crimes, and to declare the certain judgment which awaited them, is the design of the remainder of the chapter. The word rendered have erred‘ (שׁגוּ shâgû ) refers usually…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-15Verses 5-15 The prophet next turns to Judah, whom he calls the residue of his people. Happy are those alone, who glory in the Lord of hosts himself. Hence his people get wisdom and strength for every service and every conflict. But it is only in Christ Jesus that the holy God communicates with sinful man. And whether those that teach are drunk with wine, or intoxicated with false doctrines and notions concerning the kingdom and salvation of the Messiah…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The priests and prophets led the people astray. Intoxicating beverages such as wine and alcohol were prohibited for priests while fulfilling their duties (Leviticus 10:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-135-13. The prophet now turns to Judah; a gracious promise to the remnant ("residue"); a warning lest through like sins Judah should share the fate of Samaria. crown--in antithesis to the "fading crown" of Ephraim (Is 28:1, 3). the residue--primarily, Judah, in the prosperous reign of Hezekiah (2Ki 18:7), antitypically, the elect of God; as He here is called their "crown and diadem," so are they called His (Is 62:3); a beautiful reciprocity.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 28
- 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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