21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

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21 When he drank some of its wine,(A) he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent.

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15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

16 Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord's right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.

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15 “Woe to him who gives drink(A) to his neighbors,
    pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk,
    so that he can gaze on their naked bodies!
16 You will be filled with shame(B) instead of glory.(C)
    Now it is your turn! Drink(D) and let your nakedness be exposed[a]!(E)
The cup(F) from the Lord’s right hand is coming around to you,
    and disgrace will cover your glory.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:16 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls, Aquila, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint) and stagger

20 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

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20 Wine(A) is a mocker(B) and beer a brawler;
    whoever is led astray(C) by them is not wise.(D)

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31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

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31 Do not gaze at wine when it is red,
    when it sparkles in the cup,
    when it goes down smoothly!
32 In the end it bites like a snake
    and poisons like a viper.

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That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

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Teach the older men(A) to be temperate,(B) worthy of respect, self-controlled,(C) and sound in faith,(D) in love and in endurance.

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21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

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21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like.(A) I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.(B)

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12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

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12 So, if you think you are standing firm,(A) be careful that you don’t fall!

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13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

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13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness,(A) not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.(B)

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20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

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20 Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous,(A)
    no one who does what is right and never sins.(B)

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32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

33 And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

35 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

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32 Let’s get our father to drink wine and then sleep with him and preserve our family line(A) through our father.”(B)

33 That night they got their father to drink wine, and the older daughter went in and slept with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.(C)

34 The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Last night I slept with my father. Let’s get him to drink wine again tonight, and you go in and sleep with him so we can preserve our family line through our father.”(D) 35 So they got their father to drink wine(E) that night also, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him. Again he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.(F)

36 So both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.(G)

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These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

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Noah and the Flood

This is the account(A) of Noah and his family.

Noah was a righteous man, blameless(B) among the people of his time,(C) and he walked faithfully with God.(D)

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Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

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Then Satan(A) entered Judas, called Iscariot,(B) one of the Twelve. And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard(C) and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus.

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18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

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18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire,(A) so you can become rich; and white clothes(B) to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness;(C) and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.

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