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

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; 11And the dogs are greedy, they are not satisfied. And they are shepherds who have no understanding; They have all turned to their own way, Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one. “Come,” they say, “let us get wine, and let us drink heavily of strong drink; And tomorrow will be like today, only more so.”

Isaiah 56:12 word by word

אֵתָ֥יוּ אֶקְחָה־יַ֖יִן וְנִסְבְּאָ֣ה שֵׁכָ֑ר וְהָיָ֤ה כָזֶה֙ י֣וֹם מָחָ֔ר גָּד֖וֹל יֶ֥תֶר מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

• Comeאָתָה'âthâh 'âthâ' · to comeH857
• us getלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• and let us drinkשֵׁכָרshêkâr · strong drinkH7941
• heavilyסָבָאsâbâ' · to imbibeH5433
• tomorrowמָחָרmâchâr · tomorrowH4279
• will be like todayזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• will be like todayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
• only moreגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• only moreיֶ֫תֶרyether · remainderH3499
• only moreמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966

Cross-references for Isaiah 56:12

• Isaiah 5:22Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine And valiant men in mixing strong drink,
• Isaiah 28:7And 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.
• Proverbs 31:4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Or for rulers to desire strong drink,
• Hosea 4:11Harlotry, wine and new wine take away the understanding.
• Amos 6:3Do you put off the day of calamity, And would you bring near the seat of violence?
• Matthew 24:49and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards;
• Luke 12:45But if that slave says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and begins to beat the slaves, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk;
• 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;
• Isaiah 22:13Instead, there is gaiety and gladness, Killing of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, Eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die.”
• Psalms 10:6He says to himself, “I will not be moved; Throughout all generations I will not be in adversity.”
• Proverbs 23:35“They struck me, but I did not become ill; They beat me, but I did not know it. When shall I awake? I will seek another drink.”
• Proverbs 27:1Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
• Jeremiah 18:18Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely the law is not going to be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the sage, nor the divine word to the prophet! Come on and let us strike at him with our tongue, and let us give no heed to any of his words.”
• Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.”’
• 1 Corinthians 15:32If from human motives I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what does it profit 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