Isaiah 24:9
With a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it.
Young's Literal Translation
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
10It was broken down — a city of emptiness, Shut hath been every house from entrance.
Cross References
Psalms 69:12Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.
Isaiah 5:11Woe [to] those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them!
Isaiah 5:22Woe [to] the mighty to drink wine, And men of strength to mingle strong drink.
Amos 8:3And howled have songstresses of a palace in that day, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Many [are] the carcases, into any place throw — hush!
Zechariah 9:15Jehovah of Hosts doth cover them over, And they consumed, and subdued sling-stones, Yea, they have drunk, They have made a noise as wine, And they have been full as a bowl, As 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 →