Verse 9

Isaiah 24:9

Young's Literal Translation

9 With a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it.

Original Language Text

hebrew

בַּ/שִּׁ֖יר לֹ֣א יִשְׁתּוּ יָ֑יִן יֵמַ֥ר שֵׁכָ֖ר לְ/שֹׁתָֽי/ו

English Translation

In the song, they will not drink wine; intoxicating drink will be for the drinkers.

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Chapter 24 Context

1 Lo, Jehovah is emptying the land, And is making it waste, And hath overturned [it on] its face, And... Focus ↗

2 And it hath been -- as a people so a priest, As the servant so his master, As the maid-servant so he... Focus ↗

3 Utterly emptied is the land, and utterly spoiled, For Jehovah hath spoken this word: Focus ↗

4 Mourned, faded hath the land, Languished, faded hath the world, Languished have they -- the high pla... Focus ↗

5 And the land hath been defiled under its inhabitants, Because they have transgressed laws, They have... Focus ↗

6 Therefore a curse hath consumed the land, And the inhabitants in it are become desolate, Therefore c... Focus ↗

7 Mourned hath the new wine, languished the vine, Sighed have all the joyful of heart. Focus ↗

8 Ceased hath the joy of tabrets, Ceased hath the noise of exulting ones, Ceased hath the joy of a har... Focus ↗

9 With a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it.

10 It was broken down -- a city of emptiness, Shut hath been every house from entrance. Focus ↗

11 A cry over the wine [is] in out-places, Darkened hath been all joy, Removed hath been the joy of the... Focus ↗

12 Left in the city [is] desolation, And [with] wasting is the gate smitten. Focus ↗

13 When thus it is in the heart of the land, In the midst of the peoples, As the compassing of the oliv... Focus ↗

14 They -- they lift up their voice, They sing of the excellency of Jehovah, They have cried aloud from... Focus ↗

15 Therefore in prosperity honour ye Jehovah, In isles of the sea, the name of Jehovah, God (Elohim) of... Focus ↗

16 From the skirt of the earth we heard songs, The desire of the righteous. And I say, 'Leanness [is] t... Focus ↗

17 Fear, and a snare, and a gin, [Are] on thee, O inhabitant of the land. Focus ↗

18 And it hath come to pass, He who is fleeing from the noise of the fear Doth fall into the snare, And... Focus ↗

19 Utterly broken down hath been the land, Utterly broken hath been the land, Utterly moved hath been t... Focus ↗

20 Stagger greatly doth the land as a drunkard, And it hath been moved as a lodge, And heavy on it hath... Focus ↗

21 And it hath come to pass, in that day, Jehovah layeth a charge on the host of the high place in the... Focus ↗

22 And they have been gathered -- A gathering of bound ones in a pit, And shut up they have been in a p... Focus ↗

23 And confounded hath been the moon, And ashamed hath been the sun, For reigned hath Jehovah of Hosts... Focus ↗

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