Isaiah 24:9
With a song, they drink not wine,—Bitter is strong drink, to them who drink it:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
10Broken down is the city of desolation,—Shut up every house that it cannot be entered.
Cross References
Psalms 69:12They who sit in the gate talk against me,—And [against me are] the songs of them who imbibe strong drink.
Isaiah 5:11Alas, for them who rise early in the morning that strong drink, they may pursue,—Who follow on in the evening cool [until] with wine, they are heated;
Isaiah 5:22Alas for them Who are heroes to drink wine,—And men of valour to mingle strong drink,
Amos 8:3but palace-songs, shall become howlings, in that day, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh,—Many shall be the dead bodies in every place—cast forth—[with a] hush!
Zechariah 9:15Yahweh of hosts, will throw a covering over them, so shall they eat, and trample underfoot sling-stones, and shall drink—shall shout as with wine,—and shall be filled like tossing-bowls,—like 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 →