Isaiah 24 · Verse 9

Isaiah 24:9

They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
Isaiah 24:9, King James Version

Isaiah 24:9 in other translations

BSBThey no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.
WEBThey will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it.
ASVThey shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
YLTWith a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it.
DARBYThey do not drink wine with a song; strong drink is bitter to them that drink it.
BBEThere is no more drinking of wine with a song; strong drink will be bitter to those who take it.
WebsterThey shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

What does Isaiah 24:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. with a song--the usual accompaniment of feasts. strong drink--(See on Is 5:11). "Date wine" [Horsley]. bitter--in consequence of the national calamities.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Strong drink "Palm wine" - This is the proper meaning of the word שכר shechar, σικερα. See note on Isa 5:11. All enjoyment shall cease: the sweetest wine shall become bitter to their taste.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 24:1-12

The desolation of the land. (Is. 24:1-12) A few shall be preserved. (Is. 24:13-15) God's kingdom advanced by his judgments. (Is. 24:16-23) Verses 1-12 All whose treasures and happiness are laid up on earth, will soon be brought to want and misery. It is good to apply to ourselves what the Scripture says of the vanity and vexation of spirit which attend all things here below. Sin has turned the earth upside down; the…

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Isaiah 24:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בַּשִּׁ֖ירba.Shirwith <the> songH7892
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יִשְׁתּוּ\־yish.tu-people will drinkH8354
יָ֑יִןYa.yinwineH3196
יֵמַ֥רye.Marit will be bitterH4843
שֵׁכָ֖רshe.Kharstrong drinkH7941
לְשֹׁתָֽיו\׃le.sho.Tavto [those who] drink itH8354

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 24:9

  • Isaiah 5:22

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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! And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.

  • Amos 6:5-7

    That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.

  • 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.

  • Psalms 69:12

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

  • 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!

  • Ephesians 5:18-19

    And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

  • Zechariah 9:15

    The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
5:11,12; Ps 69:12; Ec 9:7; Am 6:5-7; 8:3,10; Zec 9:15; Eph 5:18,19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Isaiah 24:8

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

  • Isaiah 24:9

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

  • Isaiah 24:10

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

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Isaiah 24:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
No beberán vino con cantar: la bebida será amarga á los que la bebieren.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
ils ne boivent pas le vin en chantant, les boissons fortes sont amères pour ceux qui les boivent.
German
Elberfelder 1871
man trinkt keinen Wein mehr unter Gesang, bitter schmeckt das starke Getränk denen, die es trinken.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cum cantico non bibent vinum; amara erit potio bibentibus illam.