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 never satisfied. And they are shepherds who have no understanding; They have all turned to their own way, Each one to his unjust gain, without exception. “Come,” they say, “let’s get wine, and let’s drink heavily of intoxicating 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
• let’s getלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• and let’s drinkסָבָאsâbâ' · to imbibeH5433
• of intoxicatingשֵׁכָרshêkâr · strong drinkH7941
• 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 intoxicating drink,
• Isaiah 28:7And these also reel with wine and stagger from intoxicating drink: The priest and the prophet reel with intoxicating drink, They are confused by wine, they stagger from intoxicating drink; They reel while having visions, They stagger when rendering a verdict.
• Proverbs 31:4It is not for kings, Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Or for rulers to desire intoxicating drink,
• Hosea 4:11Infidelity, wine, and new wine take away the understanding.
• Amos 6:3Are you postponing the day of disaster, And would you bring near the seat of violence?
• Matthew 24:49and he begins to beat his fellow slaves, and he eats and drinks with those habitually drunk;
• Luke 12:45But if that slave says in his heart, ‘My master will take a long time to come,’ and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk;
• Luke 21:34“But be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that this day will not come on you suddenly, like a trap;
• Isaiah 22:13Instead, there is joy and jubilation, Killing of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, Eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die.”
• Psalms 10:6He says to himself, “I will not be moved; Throughout the 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 will I awake? I will seek another drink.”
• Proverbs 27:1Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring.
• Jeremiah 18:18Then they said, “Come and let’s devise plans against Jeremiah. Certainly the Law is not going to be lost by the priest, nor advice by the wise, nor the divine word by the prophet! Come, and let’s strike at him with our tongue, and let’s pay no attention to any of his words.”
• Luke 12:19And I will say to myself, “You have many goods stored up for many years to come; relax, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!”’
• 1 Corinthians 15:32If from human motives I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what good is it to me? If the dead are not raised, let’s 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