Isaiah 5:22
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!
21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
24 Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing beer,
- KJV
- Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
- WEB
- Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and champions at mixing strong drink;
- ASV
- Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;
- DARBY
- Woe unto them that are mighty for drinking wine, and men valiant to mix strong drink;
- BLB
- Woe [to] the mighty at drinking wine and men of strength in mixing strong drink,
- ÅB
- Ve dem som er helter til å drikke vin og dyktige til å blande sterk drikk,
- OTB
- Ve dem som er helter til å drikke vin og modige til å blande sterk drikk,
- B1930
- Ve dem som er helter til å drikke vin og dyktige til å blande sterk drikk,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 5:11
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
Read in contextHabakkuk 2:15
Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
Read in contextIsaiah 28:7
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.
Read in contextIsaiah 56:12
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.
Read in contextProverbs 23:19–20
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Read in contextIsaiah 28:1–3
Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
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