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Isaiah 24:9 Cross-References
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“They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.”
Isaiah 24:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 24:9
They shall not drink wine with a song—the normal accompaniment of wine-drinking with singing (Isa 5:11-12, Amos 6:5-6) ceases. Wine (yayin, יַיִן), typically a blessing, becomes unavailable for festivity. The phrase ba-shir (בַּשִּׁיר, "with a song") indicates that even if wine were available, joy would be absent—sorrow has swallowed celebration.Strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it—shekar (שֵׁכָר, "strong drink," fermented beverage from grain or dates) turns mar (מַר, "bitter") to its consumers (shotav, שֹׁתָיו). This reversal echoes Exodus 15:23 where Marah's bitter water became...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 24:9
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“and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.”
“and champions at mixing strong drink;”
“that they may follow strong drink; who stay late into the night”
“and all your songs into lamentation; and I will make you wear sackcloth on all your bodies”
“in which is dissipation”
“They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.”
“says the Lord Yahweh. The dead bodies will be many. In every place they will throw them out with silence.”
“and good evil; who put darkness for light”
“like David;”
“and roar as through wine; and they will be filled like bowls”