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Isaiah 24:9
9No longer do they drink wine with a song; the beer is bitter to its drinkers.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)No more do they drink wine with singing; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
- 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 new wine dries up and the vine withers; all the merrymakers groan. 8The joyful timbrels are stilled, the noise of the revelers has stopped, the joyful harp is silent. No longer do they drink wine with a song; the beer is bitter to its drinkers. 10The ruined city lies desolate; the entrance to every house is barred. 11In the streets they cry out for wine; all joy turns to gloom, all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.
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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 to run after their drinks, who stay up late at night till they are inflamed with wine.
- Psalms 69:12Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of the drunkards.
- Ecclesiastes 9:7Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do.
- Amos 6:5You strum away on your harps like David and improvise on musical instruments.
- Amos 8:3“In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “the songs in the temple will turn to wailing. Many, many bodies—flung everywhere! Silence!”
- Zechariah 9:15and the Lord Almighty will shield them. They will destroy and overcome with slingstones. They will drink and roar as with wine; they will be full like a bowl used for sprinkling the corners of the altar.
- Ephesians 5:18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, 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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