New King James Version
Isaiah 24:11
11There is a cry for wine in the streets, All joy is darkened, The mirth of the land is gone.
Isaiah 24:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
- New International Version (NIV)In the streets they cry out for wine; all joy turns to gloom, all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)There is an outcry in the streets for lack of wine; all joy has grown dark; the gladness of the earth is banished.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Mobs gather in the streets, crying out for wine. Joy has turned to gloom. Gladness has been banished from the land.
Context of Isaiah 24:11
9They shall not drink wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. 10The city of confusion is broken down; Every house is shut up, so that none may go in. There is a cry for wine in the streets, All joy is darkened, The mirth of the land is gone. 12In the city desolation is left, And the gate is stricken with destruction. 13When it shall be thus in the midst of the land among the people, It shall be like the shaking of an olive tree, Like the gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done.
Read all of Isaiah 24Isaiah 24:11 word by word
צְוָחָ֥ה עַל־הַיַּ֖יִן בַּֽחוּצ֑וֹת עָֽרְבָה֙ כָּל־שִׂמְחָ֔ה גָּלָ֖ה מְשׂ֥וֹשׂ הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- a cryingצְוָחָהtsevâchâh · outcryH6682
- for wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
- in the streetsחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
- all joyשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057
- is darkenedעָרַב‛ârab · to grow darkH6150
- the mirthמָשׂוֹשׂmâώôώ · rejoicingH4885
- of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- is goneגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540
Cross-references for Isaiah 24:11
- Proverbs 31:6Give strong drink to him who is perishing, And wine to those who are bitter of heart.
- Hosea 7:14They did not cry out to Me with their heart When they wailed upon their beds. “They assemble together for grain and new wine, They rebel against Me;
- Joel 1:15Alas for the day! For the day of the Lord is at hand; It shall come as destruction from the Almighty.
- Isaiah 24:7The new wine fails, the vine languishes, All the merry-hearted sigh.
- Isaiah 8:22Then they will look to the earth, and see trouble and darkness, gloom of anguish; and they will be driven into darkness.
- Isaiah 9:19Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts The land is burned up, And the people shall be as fuel for the fire; No man shall spare his brother.
- Jeremiah 48:33Joy and gladness are taken From the plentiful field And from the land of Moab; I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses; No one will tread with joyous shouting— Not joyous shouting!
- Lamentations 5:14The elders have ceased gathering at the gate, And the young men from their music.
- Amos 5:16Therefore the Lord God of hosts, the Lord, says this: “There shall be wailing in all streets, And they shall say in all the highways, ‘Alas! Alas!’ They shall call the farmer to mourning, And skillful lamenters to wailing.
- Matthew 22:11“But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment.
- Luke 16:25But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.
Commentaries on Isaiah 24:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11All joy is darkened "All gladness is passed away" - For ערבה arebah, darkened, read עברה aberah, passed away, transposing a letter. Houbigant, Secker. Five of Dr. Kennicott's and five of De Rossi's MSS., several ancients add כל col, all, after משוש mesos : the Septuagint adds the same word before it.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11There is a crying for wine in the streets - The inhabitants of the city, turned from their dwellings, would cry for wine to alleviate their distress, and to sustain them in their calamity (compare Isaiah 16:8-10). All joy is darkened - Is gone, or has departed, like the joyful light at the setting of the sun.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11There is no joy left in the land, not because of an official order, but because the people have no reason to celebrate.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. crying for wine--to drown their sorrows in drink (Is 16:9); Joe 1:5, written about the same time, resembles this.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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