Isaiah 24:11
There is a cry for wine in the streets; All gladness is departed; The mirth of the land is gone;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
In Context
10The city of desolation is broken down; Every house is closed, so that none can enter.
12Desolation is left in the city, And the gate is smitten into ruins.
Cross References
Proverbs 31:6Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, And wine to him that hath a heavy heart;
Isaiah 9:19Through the wrath of Jehovah of hosts is the land burned, And the people are food for the fire; No one spareth another.
Isaiah 24:7The new wine mourneth; The vine languisheth; All that were of a joyful heart do sigh;
Isaiah 32:13Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; Yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city.
Jeremiah 48:33And joy and gladness are taken away from the fruitful field; And from the land of Moab, And from the presses, have I caused the wine to fail: No more shall they tread with shouting; The shouting shall be no shouting.
Hosea 7:14They cry not to me from their heart, But howl upon their beds; For corn and wine they assemble themselves; They rebel against me.
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 →