The (A)new wine mourns,
The vine decays,
All the joyful-hearted sigh.
The (B)joy of tambourines ceases,
The noise of revelers stops,
The joy of the harp ceases.
They do not drink wine with song;
(C)Intoxicating drink is (D)bitter to those who drink it.
10 The (E)city of chaos is broken down;
(F)Every house is shut up so that no one may enter.
11 There is an (G)outcry in the streets concerning the wine;
(H)All joy [a]turns to gloom.
The joy of the earth is banished.
12 Desolation is left in the city
And the (I)gate is battered to ruins.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 24:11 Lit is darkened

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