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Isaiah 5:11-14
International Standard Version
Isaiah 5:11-14
International Standard Version
Judgment on Alcoholics
11 “How terrible it will be for those who rise at dawn
in order to grab[a] a stiff drink,
for those who stay up late at night
as wine inflames them!
12 They have the lyre and harp,
the tambourine and flute,
as well as wine at their festivals,
but they don’t respect what the Lord is doing,
nor do they consider his actions.[b]
13 Therefore my people go into exile
because they lack understanding;
my[c] honored men go hungry,
and the crowd is parched with thirst.
14 Therefore Sheol’s[d] appetite has grown;
it has opened its mouth beyond limit.
Jerusalem’s nobility and her multitudes will go there,
along with her brawlers and whoever is reveling within her.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:11 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX may run after
- Isaiah 5:12 Lit. consider the work of his hands
- Isaiah 5:13 So 1QIsaa; MT reads their
- Isaiah 5:14 I.e. the realm of the dead
Isaiah 5:11-14
New International Version
Isaiah 5:11-14
New International Version
11 Woe(A) to those who rise early in the morning
to run after their drinks,
who stay up late at night
till they are inflamed with wine.(B)
12 They have harps and lyres at their banquets,
pipes(C) and timbrels(D) and wine,
but they have no regard(E) for the deeds of the Lord,
no respect for the work of his hands.(F)
13 Therefore my people will go into exile(G)
for lack of understanding;(H)
those of high rank(I) will die of hunger
and the common people will be parched with thirst.(J)
14 Therefore Death(K) expands its jaws,
opening wide its mouth;(L)
into it will descend their nobles and masses
with all their brawlers and revelers.(M)
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