Isaiah 28:7

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Now, however, Israel is led by drunks who reel with wine and stagger with alcohol. The priests and prophets stagger with alcohol and lose themselves in wine. They reel when they see visions and stagger as they render decisions.

Context of Isaiah 28:7

5In that day the Lord Almighty will be a glorious crown, a beautiful wreath for the remnant of his people. 6He will be a spirit of justice to the one who sits in judgment, a source of strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate. 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. 8All the tables are covered with vomit and there is not a spot without filth. 9“Who is it he is trying to teach? To whom is he explaining his message? To children weaned from their milk, to those just taken from the breast?

Isaiah 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• But theyאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• also have erredשָׁגָהshâgâh · to wanderH7686
• through wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• and through strong drinkשֵׁכָרshêkâr · strong drinkH7941
• are out of the wayתָּעָהtâ‛âh · to go astrayH8582
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• and the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• they are swallowed upבָּלַעbâla‛ · to swallow upH1104
• ofמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• in visionרֹאֶהrô'eh · visionH7203
• they stumbleפּוּקpûq · to reelH6328
• judgmentפְּלִילִיָּהpelîylîyâh · judgmentH6417

Cross-references for Isaiah 28:7

• Isaiah 19:14The Lord has poured into them a spirit of dizziness; they make Egypt stagger in all that she does, as a drunkard staggers around in his vomit.
• Isaiah 56:10Israel’s watchmen are blind, they all lack knowledge; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they lie around and dream, they love to sleep.
• Leviticus 10:9“You and your sons are not to drink wine or other fermented drink whenever you go into the tent of meeting, or you will die. This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come,
• Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
• Proverbs 31:4It is not for kings, Lemuel— it is not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,
• Ecclesiastes 10:17Blessed is the land whose king is of noble birth and whose princes eat at a proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.
• Ezekiel 44:21No priest is to drink wine when he enters the inner court.
• Hosea 4:11to prostitution; old wine and new wine take away their understanding.
• Micah 2:11If a liar and deceiver comes and says, ‘I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,’ that would be just the prophet for this people!
• Matthew 24:29“Immediately after the distress of those days “ ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’
• Luke 21:34“Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.
• Ephesians 5:28In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
• Psalms 107:27They reeled and staggered like drunkards; they were at their wits’ end.
• Isaiah 3:12Youths oppress my people, women rule over them. My people, your guides lead you astray; they turn you from the path.
• Isaiah 9:16Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided are led astray.
• Jeremiah 14:14Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatries and the delusions 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

Topics related to Isaiah 28:7

• Drunkenness
• Isaiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Minister, Christian
• Wine

In the dictionaries

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• Rod
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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