Isaiah 24:9
People don't sing any more as they drink wine, and the beer tastes bitter.
Free Bible Version
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 chaotic city is falling apart; every house is barred shut to keep others out.
Cross References
Psalms 69:12People sitting by the town gate gossip about me. I'm the subject of rude songs sung by drunks.
Isaiah 5:11Tragedy is coming to you who get up early in the morning wanting a drink, and who stay up late drinking wine until you're drunk.
Isaiah 5:22Tragedy is coming to you who are wine-drinking champions, and experts at mixing alcoholic drinks;
Amos 8:3On that day the Temple songs will become sorrowful wailing. There will be dead bodies scattered everywhere. Silence!” declares the Lord.
Zechariah 9:15The Lord Almighty will protect them. They will destroy their enemies, conquering them with slingshots. They will drink and shout loudly like people who are drunk. They will be filled like a bowl, soaked liked the corners of an 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 →