Isaiah 28:7

But even these stagger through wine, And reel through strong drink; The priest and the prophet stagger through strong drink; They are overpowered with wine; They stumble through strong drink; They reel in vision, They stagger in judgment.

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In The King James Version

But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

In Context

6A spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, And of strength to them that drive back the enemy to their gates.

8For all their tables are full of filthy vomit, So that there is no place clean.

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Cross References

Psalms 107:27They reel and stagger like a drunken man, And all their skill is vain.

Proverbs 31:4It is not for kings, O Lemuel! It is not for kings to drink wine, Nor for princes to desire strong drink;

Isaiah 3:12As for my people, children are their oppressors, And women rule over them. O my people, thy leaders cause thee to err, And destroy the way in which thou walkest!

Isaiah 5:22Woe to them that are valiant to drink wine, And men of might to mingle strong drink!

Isaiah 9:15[[The aged and the honorable are the head, And the prophet that speaketh falsehood is the tail.]]

Isaiah 22:13But, behold, joy and gladness, Slaying oxen and killing sheep, Eating flesh and drinking wine! “Let us eat and drink, For to-morrow we die!”

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 28:2-9

Ephraim Reproved and Threatened; The Punishment of Ephraim; ( b. c. 725.) 1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! 2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand. 3 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet: 4 And… Read the whole commentary →

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