Isaiah 5:11
Woe unto them that, rising early in the morning, run after strong drink; that linger till twilight, [till] wine inflameth them!
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
10Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield an ephah.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:1Wine is a scorner, strong drink is raging; and whoso erreth thereby is not wise.
Proverbs 23:32at the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Isaiah 5:22Woe unto them that are mighty for drinking wine, and men valiant to mix strong drink;
Isaiah 28:1Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious adornment, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine.
Hosea 7:5In the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine: he stretched out his hand to scorners.
Luke 21:34But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be laden with surfeiting and drinking and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares;
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 5:9-18
Worldly-Mindedness Reproved; The Punishment of the Sensual. ( b. c. 758.) 8 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! 9 In mine ears said the Lord of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant. 10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah. 11 Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow… Read the whole commentary →