Isaiah 24:9
They no longer drink wine and sing, and the beer is bitter to those who drink it. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 city of chaos has been broken down; every house is closed up and empty. 1
Cross References
Psalms 69:12Those who sit in the city gate talk about me; 1 I am a song of drunkards. 1
Isaiah 5:11Woe to those who rise up early in the morning to obtain strong drink, 1 those who linger late into the night until wine inflames them. 1
Isaiah 5:22Woe to those who are champions at drinking wine, and masters at mixing strong drinks; 1
Amos 8:3The songs of the temple will become wailings in that day 1 —this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh— 1 many dead bodies, they are thrown everywhere! 1 Silence!” 1
Zechariah 9:15Yahweh of hosts will defend them, and they will devour them and defeat the stones of the slings. Then they will drink and shout like men drunk on wine, and they will be filled with wine like bowls, like the corners of the 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 →