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11 
Woe (judgment is coming) to those who rise early in the morning to pursue intoxicating drink,
Who stay up late in the night till wine inflames them!
12 
They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute, and wine at their feasts;
But they do not regard nor even pay attention to the deeds of the Lord,
Nor do they consider the work of His hands.

13 
Therefore My people go into exile because they lack knowledge [of God];
And their honorable men are famished,
And their common people are parched with thirst.
14 
Therefore Sheol (the realm of the dead) has increased its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure;
And [a]Jerusalem’s splendor, her multitude, her [boisterous] uproar and her [drunken] revelers descend into it.

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  1. Isaiah 5:14 Lit her.

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