Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version No longer do they drink wine with a song; the beer is bitter to its drinkers. New Living Translation Gone are the joys of wine and song; alcoholic drink turns bitter in the mouth. English Standard Version No more do they drink wine with singing; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. Berean Standard Bible They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it. King James Bible They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. New King James Version They shall not drink wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. New American Standard Bible They do not drink wine with song; Intoxicating drink is bitter to those who drink it. NASB 1995 They do not drink wine with song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. NASB 1977 They do not drink wine with song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. Legacy Standard Bible They do not drink wine with song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. Amplified Bible They do not drink wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. Christian Standard Bible They no longer sing and drink wine; beer is bitter to those who drink it. Holman Christian Standard Bible They no longer sing and drink wine; beer is bitter to those who drink it. American Standard Version They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. Contemporary English Version They no longer sing as they drink their wine, and it tastes sour. English Revised Version They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. GOD'S WORD® Translation People no longer drink wine when they sing. Liquor tastes bad to its drinkers. Good News Translation There is no more happy singing over wine; no one enjoys its taste any more. International Standard Version No longer do they drink wine accompanied by singing; even beer tastes bitter to those who drink it. Majority Standard Bible They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it. NET Bible They no longer sing and drink wine; the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it. New Heart English Bible They will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it. Webster's Bible Translation They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. World English Bible They will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThey do not drink wine with a song, "" Strong drink is bitter to those drinking it. Young's Literal Translation With a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it. Smith's Literal Translation They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to those drinking it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThey shall not drink wine with a song: the drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. Catholic Public Domain Version They will not drink wine with a song. The drink will be bitter to those who drink it. New American Bible They no longer drink wine and sing; strong brew is bitter to those who drink it. New Revised Standard Version No longer do they drink wine with singing; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThey shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to those who drink it. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated They shall not drink wine in partying. Liquor shall be bitter to one drinking it OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They drink not wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to them that drink it. Brenton Septuagint Translation They are ashamed, they have not drunk wine; strong drink has become bitter to them that drink it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Judgment on the Earth…8The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent. 9They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it. 10The city of chaos is shattered; every house is closed to entry.… Cross References Joel 1:5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth. Amos 6:5-7 You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments. / You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph. / Therefore, you will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end. Jeremiah 48:33 Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard and from the fields of Moab. I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; their shouts are not for joy. Hosea 9:1-2 Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor. / The threshing floor and winepress will not feed them, and the new wine will fail them. Revelation 18:22-23 And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. / The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.” Lamentations 5:15 Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning. Ezekiel 26:13 So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard. Jeremiah 7:34 I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.” Jeremiah 16:9 For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to remove from this place, before your very eyes and in your days, the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom. Revelation 18:3 All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.” Hosea 2:11 I will put an end to all her exultation: her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—all her appointed feasts. Zephaniah 1:13 Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine. Matthew 24:38-39 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. Luke 17:27-30 People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. / It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. / But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. ... 1 Thessalonians 5:3 While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. Treasury of Scripture They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. 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! … Psalm 69:12 They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards. 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. Jump to Previous Beer Bitter Drink Drinkers Drinking Longer Singing Song Strong WineJump to Next Beer Bitter Drink Drinkers Drinking Longer Singing Song Strong WineIsaiah 24 1. The doleful judgments of God upon the land13. A remnant shall joyfully praise him 16. God in his judgments shall advance his kingdom No longer do they drink wine with song This phrase captures a vivid image of desolation and mourning. The Hebrew word for "wine" (יַיִן, yayin) often symbolizes joy and celebration in the Scriptures. In ancient Israel, wine was a staple in festive occasions, representing abundance and divine blessing. The absence of song with wine here indicates a profound loss of joy and normalcy. Historically, music and wine were integral to celebrations, as seen in various biblical feasts and weddings. The cessation of such activities suggests a divine judgment that disrupts the social and religious fabric of the community. strong drink is bitter to those who consume it Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They noלֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no longer sing בַּשִּׁ֖יר (baš·šîr) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7892: A song, singing and drink יִשְׁתּוּ־ (yiš·tū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8354: To imbibe wine; יָ֑יִן (yā·yin) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication strong drink שֵׁכָ֖ר (šê·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7941: An intoxicant, intensely alcoholic liquor is bitter יֵמַ֥ר (yê·mar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4843: To be, bitter to those who consume it. לְשֹׁתָֽיו׃ (lə·šō·ṯāw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8354: To imbibe Links Isaiah 24:9 NIVIsaiah 24:9 NLT Isaiah 24:9 ESV Isaiah 24:9 NASB Isaiah 24:9 KJV Isaiah 24:9 BibleApps.com Isaiah 24:9 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 24:9 Chinese Bible Isaiah 24:9 French Bible Isaiah 24:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 24:9 They will not drink wine (Isa Isi Is) |