Isaiah 24:9
There is no more drinking of wine with a song; strong drink will be bitter to those who take it.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
In Context
10The town is waste and broken down: every house is shut up, so that no man may come in.
Cross References
Psalms 69:12\69:11\When I put on the clothing of grief, they said evil of me.
Isaiah 5:11Cursed are those who get up early in the morning to give themselves up to strong drink; who keep on drinking far into the night till they are heated with wine!
Isaiah 5:22Cursed are those who are strong to take wine, and great in making mixed drinks!
Amos 8:3And the songs of the king's house will be cries of pain in that day, says the Lord God: great will be the number of the dead bodies, and everywhere they will put them out without a word.
Zechariah 9:15The Lord of armies will be a cover for them; and they will overcome, crushing under foot the armed men; they will take their blood for drink like wine: they will be full like the sides of the altar.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 24:2-13
General Desolation Announced. ( b. c. 718.) 1 Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. 2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. 3 The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly… Read the whole commentary →