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Isaiah 24:9

7 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.

8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.

They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

10 The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.

11 There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.
KJV
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
WEB
They will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it.
ASV
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
DARBY
They do not drink wine with a song; strong drink is bitter to them that drink it.
BLB
They will not drink wine with a song; strong drink is bitter to those drinking it.
ÅB
De drikker ikke lenger vin under sang; besk er den sterke drikk for dem som drikker den.
OTB
De drikker ikke vin med sang; sterk drikk er bitter for dem som drikker den.
B1930
De drikker ikke lenger vin under sang; besk er den sterke drikk for dem som drikker den.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 5:22

    Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:7

    Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

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  • Amos 8:3

    And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.

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  • Isaiah 5:11–12

    Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

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  • Amos 6:5–7

    That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;

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  • Amos 8:10

    And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.

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  • Psalms 69:12

    They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

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  • Isaiah 5:20

    Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

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