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Isaiah 51:21

Suffering

19 These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?

20 Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.

Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:

22 Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

23 But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

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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
Therefore now hear this, you afflicted one, drunken, but not with wine.
KJV
Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:
WEB
Therefore now hear this, you afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:
ASV
Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but now with wine:
DARBY
Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:
BLB
Therefore hear now this, O afflicted and drunken one, and not with wine!
ÅB
Derfor, hør dette, du arme, og du som er drukken, men ikke av vin!
OTB
Derfor, hør dette, du plaget, som er full, men ikke av vin.
B1930
Derfor, hør dette, du arme, og du som er drukken, men ikke av vin!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 51:17

    Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.

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  • Isaiah 29:9

    Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.

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  • Isaiah 54:11

    O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

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