Isaiah 24:9
New International Version
No longer do they drink wine with a song; the beer is bitter to its drinkers.

New Living Translation
Gone are the joys of wine and song; alcoholic drink turns bitter in the mouth.

English Standard Version
No more do they drink wine with singing; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

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

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

New King James Version
They shall not drink wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

New American Standard Bible
They do not drink wine with song; Intoxicating drink is bitter to those who drink it.

NASB 1995
They do not drink wine with song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

NASB 1977
They do not drink wine with song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

Legacy Standard Bible
They do not drink wine with song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

Amplified Bible
They do not drink wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

Christian Standard Bible
They no longer sing and drink wine; beer is bitter to those who drink it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They no longer sing and drink wine; beer is bitter to those who drink it.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They shall not drink wine in partying. Liquor shall be bitter to one drinking it

Brenton Septuagint Translation
They are ashamed, they have not drunk wine; strong drink has become bitter to them that drink it.

Contemporary English Version
They no longer sing as they drink their wine, and it tastes sour.

Douay-Rheims Bible
They shall not drink wine with a song: the drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
People no longer drink wine when they sing. Liquor tastes bad to its drinkers.

Good News Translation
There is no more happy singing over wine; no one enjoys its taste any more.

International Standard Version
No longer do they drink wine accompanied by singing; even beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.

JPS Tanakh 1917
They drink not wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to them that drink it.

Literal Standard Version
They do not drink wine with a song, | Strong drink is bitter to those drinking it.

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

New American Bible
They no longer drink wine and sing; strong brew is bitter to those who drink it.

NET Bible
They no longer sing and drink wine; the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.

New Revised Standard Version
No longer do they drink wine with singing; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

New Heart English Bible
They will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it.

Webster's Bible Translation
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

World English Bible
They will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it.

Young's Literal Translation
With a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it.

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Context
God's Judgment on the Earth
8The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent. 9They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it. 10The city of chaos is shattered; every house is closed to entry.…

Cross References
Isaiah 5:11
Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.

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.

Isaiah 5:22
Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing beer,

Ezekiel 26:13
So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Isaiah 5:11,12
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! …

Psalm 69:12
They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

Ecclesiastes 9:7
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

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(9) They shall not drink wine with a song . . .--Literally, in their song they drink no wine; i.e., the music of the feasts (Amos 6:5) should cease, and if they sang at all it should be a chant of lamentation (Amos 8:10). The very appetite for "strong drink" (probably the palm-wine of the East) should pass away, and it would be bitter as the wine of gall (Deuteronomy 32:33).

Verse 9. - They shall not drink wine with a song. Men will still drink; they will seek to drown their care in wine; but they will not have the heart to attempt a song as they drink. Even in their cups they will be silent. Strong drink shall be bitter. By "strong drink" (shekar) seems to be meant any intoxicating liquor whatever, including wine. Many such liquors were drunk in Palestine (see 'Dict. of the Bible,' vol. 1. pp. 458, 459). All were more or less pleasant to the taste; but they would taste bitter to those who were warped and soured by the calamities of the time, which would prevent all enjoyment.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
They no
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

longer sing
בַּשִּׁ֖יר (baš·šîr)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7892: A song, singing

and drink
יִשְׁתּוּ־ (yiš·tū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 8354: To imbibe

wine;
יָ֑יִן (yā·yin)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication

strong drink
שֵׁכָ֖ר (šê·ḵār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7941: An intoxicant, intensely alcoholic liquor

is bitter
יֵמַ֥ר (yê·mar)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4843: To be, bitter

to those who consume it.
לְשֹׁתָֽיו׃ (lə·šō·ṯāw)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8354: To imbibe


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