Isaiah 24:9

Translations

Modern

They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.

Traditional

They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

Literal

They will not drink wine with a song; strong drink is bitter to those drinking it.

Latin

Cum cantico non bibent vinum; amara erit potio bibentibus illam.

Original

Hebrew

English

They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.

Notes

Isaiah 24:4–13

All humanity is guilty (Romans 3:23) and faces condemnation (see Isaiah 59:1–15). Judgment is like a failed grape harvest that stops drinking and feasting.

Isaiah 24:1–23

Here, the judgments described in Isaiah 13–23 apply to all of creation.

Isaiah 24:1–27:13

This section is often called the Little Apocalypse. It is given this name because it has similarities to the book of Revelation.

In these chapters, Isaiah moves from his present time into a vision of the future. The language is broad and universal. Because of this, it is difficult to connect the events to one specific historical situation.

These chapters are not meant to provide a detailed timeline of future events. They are not a historical blueprint. Instead, Isaiah uses vivid images to describe a dramatic future world that is both similar to and different from the present.

The vision includes elements of both the old age and the new age. For example, the people of Zion are described as righteous (new), yet they still wait for their full redemption (old). This pattern fits with the New Testament teaching that the future age has already begun but has not yet fully arrived (2 Corinthians 4:4; Galatians 1:4).

Peter wrote that believers were already living in the last days (1 Peter 1:12; 2 Peter 3:3). At the same time, he said that the final day of the Lord is still future (2 Peter 3:10). These passages show that the present age and the future age overlap.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah Apocalyptic Literature Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 5:22
Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink,
Ecclesiastes 9:7
Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
Ephesians 5:18–19
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
Amos 6:5–7
You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.
Isaiah 5:11–12
Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.
Psalm 69:12
Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.
Amos 8:3
“In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!”
Isaiah 5:20
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
Amos 8:10
I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.
Zechariah 9:15
The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.

Glossary

Isaiah, Book of Music

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Drunkenness: General Scriptures Concerning Music: (Ceasing of) of Calamities Music: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Wine: Admonitions Against the Use of Worldliness: General Scriptures Concerning

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