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href="/bsb/isaiah/51.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/51.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Therefore hear this, you afflicted one, made drunk, but not with wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/51.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But now listen to this, you afflicted ones who sit in a drunken stupor, though not from drinking wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/51.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore hear this, you who are afflicted, who are drunk, but not with wine:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/51.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore now hear this, you afflicted one, drunken, but not with wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/51.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/51.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore please hear this, you afflicted, And drunk but not with wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/51.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, listen to this, you afflicted, Who are drunk, but not with wine:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/51.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore, please hear this, you afflicted, Who are drunk, but not with wine:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/51.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Therefore, please hear this, you afflicted, Who are drunk, but not with wine:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/51.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore, now, listen to this, you afflicted, Who are drunk, but not with wine:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/51.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, now hear this, you who are afflicted, Who are drunk, but not with wine [but overwhelmed by the wrath of God].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/51.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So listen to this, suffering and drunken one—but not with wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/51.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So listen to this, afflicted and drunken one—but not with wine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/51.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/51.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You are in trouble and drunk, but not from wine. So pay close attention <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/51.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/51.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Listen to this, you humble people who are drunk but not from wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/51.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You suffering people of Jerusalem, you that stagger as though you were drunk, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/51.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now listen to this, you afflicted one, made drunk, but not with wine:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/51.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore now hear this, you afflicted one, drunken, but not with wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/51.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So listen to this, oppressed one, who is drunk, but not from wine! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/51.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore hear now this, you afflicted, and drunk, but not with wine:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/51.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/51.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore now hear this, you afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/51.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, please hear this, "" O afflicted and drunken one, and not with wine,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/51.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Therefore, hear, I pray thee, this, O afflicted and drunken one, and not with wine,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/51.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this, bear now this, thou afflicted and drunken, and not from wine:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/51.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore hear this, thou poor little one, and thou that art drunk but no with wine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/51.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, listen to this, O poor little ones, and you who have been inebriated, but not by wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/51.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But now, hear this, afflicted one, drunk, but not with wine, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/51.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore hear this, you who are wounded, who are drunk, but not with wine:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/51.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore hear now this, O you afflicted and drunken, but not with wine;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/51.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, hear these things, afflicted ones who are drunk, not from wine<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/51.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, And drunken, but not with wine;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/51.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore hear, thou afflicted one, and drunken, <i>but</i> not with wine;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/51-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=11663" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/51.htm">The Cup of Wrath</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>Your sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street, like an antelope in a net. They are full of the wrath of the LORD, the rebuke of your God. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">now</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘î- (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6041.htm" title="6041: ‘ă·nî·yāh (Adj-fs) -- Poor, afflicted, humble. From anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">you afflicted one,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7937.htm" title="7937: ū·šə·ḵu·raṯ (Conj-w:: Adj-fsc) -- A primitive root; to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with a stimulating drink or influence.">drunken,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: mî·yā·yin (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">with wine.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people: “See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering. From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-11.htm">Isaiah 54:11</a></span><br />“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-1.htm">Isaiah 40:1-2</a></span><br />“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God. / “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-10.htm">Jeremiah 30:10-11</a></span><br />As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid. / For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-12.htm">Lamentations 1:12</a></span><br />Is this nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see! Is there any sorrow like mine, which was inflicted on me, which the LORD made me suffer on the day of His fierce anger?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-3.htm">Ezekiel 36:3-7</a></span><br />therefore prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Because they have made you desolate and have trampled you on every side, so that you became a possession of the rest of the nations and were taken up in slander by the lips of their talkers, / therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become a spoil and a mockery to the rest of the nations around you. / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who took My land as their own possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, so that its pastureland became plunder. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-15.htm">Zechariah 1:15-17</a></span><br />but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’ / Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’ / Proclaim further that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘My cities will again overflow with prosperity; the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-13.htm">Psalm 102:13-17</a></span><br />You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come. / For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust. / So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/9-9.htm">Psalm 9:9-10</a></span><br />The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. / Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-17.htm">Psalm 34:17-19</a></span><br />The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles. / The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit. / Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-39.htm">Psalm 107:39-41</a></span><br />When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow, / He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. / But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4</a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18-19</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a></span><br />Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35-39</a></span><br />Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? / As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” / No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3-4</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore hear now this, you afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:</p><p class="hdg">no reference </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Drunk</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Drunken</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-7.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-7.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-20.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Please</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-6.htm">Drunk</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-9.htm">Drunken</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-2.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Please</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-11.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 51</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/51-1.htm">An exhortation after the pattern of Abraham, to trust in Christ</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm">By reason of his comfortable promises,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/51-4.htm">Of his righteous salvation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/51-7.htm">And man's mortality</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Christ by his sanctified arm defends his from the fear of man</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">He bewails the afflictions of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/51-21.htm">And promises deliverance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/51.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/51.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Therefore now hear this</b><br>This phrase serves as a call to attention, indicating a shift or important message from God. It is a common prophetic introduction, emphasizing the authority and urgency of the message. In the context of Isaiah, it often precedes a message of hope or judgment. The use of "therefore" connects this message to the preceding verses, which speak of God's comfort and redemption for His people.<p><b>you afflicted one</b><br>The term "afflicted" refers to the suffering and oppressed state of the Israelites during their exile. Historically, this period was marked by the Babylonian captivity, where the Israelites faced hardship and loss of identity. Theologically, it reflects the consequences of sin and disobedience, yet also sets the stage for divine intervention and restoration. This affliction is both physical and spiritual, symbolizing the broader human condition in need of God's salvation.<p><b>drunken, but not with wine</b><br>This metaphorical language describes a state of confusion and disorientation, not caused by literal intoxication but by overwhelming circumstances and divine judgment. In the Bible, drunkenness often symbolizes spiritual blindness or moral decay (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/29-9.htm">Isaiah 29:9-10</a>). Here, it underscores the depth of Israel's distress and their inability to find their own way out. It also points to the need for divine clarity and deliverance, which God promises to provide. This imagery can be seen as a type of Christ, who offers true spiritual clarity and freedom from the bondage of sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_afflicted_one.htm">The Afflicted One</a></b><br>This refers to the people of Israel who are experiencing suffering and hardship. They are described as being in a state of distress and turmoil.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city represents the heart of the Jewish nation, often personified in the prophetic books as a woman who experiences both the judgment and the mercy of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_prophet_isaiah.htm">The Prophet Isaiah</a></b><br>The author of the book, Isaiah is delivering God's message to the people of Israel, calling them to listen and understand their current state and the hope that lies ahead.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_babylonian_captivity.htm">The Babylonian Captivity</a></b><br>This historical context is significant as the Israelites were exiled and faced great suffering, which is metaphorically described as being "drunken, but not with wine."<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_promise_of_redemption.htm">God's Promise of Redemption</a></b><br>The overarching event in this passage is the promise of deliverance and restoration for God's people, despite their current afflictions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_spiritual_intoxication.htm">Understanding Spiritual Intoxication</a></b><br>The phrase "drunken, but not with wine" symbolizes spiritual confusion and disorientation. Believers should be aware of the influences that lead them away from God's truth and seek clarity through His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_compassion_for_the_afflicted.htm">God's Compassion for the Afflicted</a></b><br>Despite the afflictions faced, God hears and responds to the cries of His people. This teaches us about God's compassion and the importance of turning to Him in times of distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_redemption.htm">The Promise of Redemption</a></b><br>God's message through Isaiah is one of hope and restoration. Believers can find assurance in God's promises, knowing that He will ultimately deliver and restore His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/listening_to_god's_voice.htm">Listening to God's Voice</a></b><br>The call to "hear this" emphasizes the importance of being attentive to God's Word. In our spiritual journey, we must prioritize listening to God's guidance and instruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophetic_messages.htm">The Role of Prophetic Messages</a></b><br>Isaiah's role as a prophet highlights the importance of prophetic messages in guiding and correcting God's people. We should value and heed the teachings of Scripture as they reveal God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_51.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 51</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/christian_view_on_wine.htm">What is the Christian Perspective on drinking wine?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_atheism_a_religion.htm">What are Christ's active and passive obedience?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_healthcare.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on healthcare?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_jesus_conflicted_in_matthew_26_36-46.htm">In Matthew 26:36-46, why does Jesus seem conflicted about His fate if He was fully aware of His divine mission and outcome?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/51.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">Drunken, but not</span> <span class= "bld">with wine . . .</span>--Same phrase as in <a href="/isaiah/29-9.htm" title="Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry you out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.">Isaiah 29:9</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/51.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Drunken, but not with wine</span> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/29-9.htm">Isaiah 29:9</a>; and see above, ver. 17, which shows that the appearance of drunkenness had been produced by Jerusalem drinking the cup of God's wrath). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/51-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Therefore</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֵ֛ן</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">now</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> </span><span class="str2">I pray', 'now', 'then'</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hear</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְעִי־</span> <span class="translit">(šim·‘î-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this,</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">you afflicted one,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲנִיָּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·nî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6041.htm">Strong's 6041: </a> </span><span class="str2">Poor, afflicted, humble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">drunken,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁכֻרַ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·ḵu·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7937.htm">Strong's 7937: </a> </span><span class="str2">To become tipsy, to satiate with a, stimulating drink, influence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with wine.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיָּֽיִן׃</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yā·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wine, intoxication</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/51-21.htm">Isaiah 51:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/51-21.htm">Isaiah 51:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/51-21.htm">Isaiah 51:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/51-21.htm">Isaiah 51:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/51-21.htm">Isaiah 51:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/51-21.htm">Isaiah 51:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/51-21.htm">Isaiah 51:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/51-21.htm">Isaiah 51:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/51-21.htm">Isaiah 51:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/51-21.htm">Isaiah 51:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/51-21.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 51:21 Therefore hear now this you afflicted (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/51-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 51:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 51:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/51-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 51:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 51:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>