Isaiah 24:11
There is a crying in the streets because of the wine; 1 all joy is darkened, the gladness of the land has disappeared. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 chaos has been broken down; every house is closed up and empty. 1
12In the city is left a desolation, and the gate is broken into a ruin. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 31:6Give strong drink to a person who is perishing 1 and wine to those in bitter distress. 1
Isaiah 9:19Through the fury of Yahweh of hosts the land is scorched, and the people are like fuel for the fire. 1 No man spares his brother. 1
Isaiah 24:7The new wine dries up, the vine withers, all the merry-hearted groan. 1
Isaiah 32:13The land of my people will be overgrown with thorns and briers, 1 even in all the once joyful houses in the city of revelry. 1
Jeremiah 48:33So celebration and rejoicing have been taken away from the fruit trees and the land of Moab. 1 I have put an end to the wine from their winepresses. They will not tread with joyful shouts. Any shouts will not be shouts of joy.
Hosea 7:14They have not cried to me with all their heart, 1 but they wail on their beds. 1 They gather together for grain and new wine, 1 and they turn away from me. + 7:14 Instead of They gather together , which the Hebrew text has, some ancient copies and many modern versions have They cut themselves , an allusion to the pagan custom of idol worshipers wounding themselves in the frenzy of prayer. 1
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 →