Isaiah 24:9
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
Isaiah 24:9 in other translations
| BSB | They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | With a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it. |
| DARBY | They do not drink wine with a song; strong drink is bitter to them that drink it. |
| BBE | There is no more drinking of wine with a song; strong drink will be bitter to those who take it. |
| Webster | They 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
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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…
Isaiah 24:9 in the original Hebrew
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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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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.
Isaiah 24:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No beberán vino con cantar: la bebida será amarga á los que la bebieren. |
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| 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. |