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the beer is bitter to its drinkers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Gone are the joys of wine and song; alcoholic drink turns bitter in the mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />No more do they drink wine with singing; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They shall not drink wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They do not drink wine with song; Intoxicating drink is bitter to those who drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They do not drink wine with song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They do not drink wine with song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They do not drink wine with song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They do not drink wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They no longer sing and drink wine; beer is bitter to those who drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They no longer sing and drink wine; beer is bitter to those who drink it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They no longer sing as they drink their wine, and it tastes sour. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />People no longer drink wine when they sing. Liquor tastes bad to its drinkers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There is no more happy singing over wine; no one enjoys its taste any more. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />No longer do they drink wine accompanied by singing; even beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They no longer sing and drink wine; the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They do not drink wine with a song, "" Strong drink is bitter to those drinking it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> With a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to those drinking it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They shall not drink wine with a song: the drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They will not drink wine with a song. The drink will be bitter to those who drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They no longer drink wine and sing; strong brew is bitter to those who drink it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />No longer do they drink wine with singing; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to those who drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They shall not drink wine in partying. Liquor shall be bitter to one drinking it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They drink not wine with a song; Strong drink is bitter to them that drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They are ashamed, they have not drunk wine; strong drink has become bitter to them that drink <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/24-9.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=4882" 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/24.htm">God's Judgment on the Earth</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">They no</a> <a href="/hebrew/7892.htm" title="7892: baš·šîr (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A song, singing. Or feminine shiyrah; from shiyr; a song; abstractly, singing.">longer sing</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: yiš·tū- (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">and drink</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: yā·yin (N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">wine;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7941.htm" title="7941: šê·ḵār (N-ms) -- Intoxicating drink, strong drink. From shakar; an intoxicant, i.e. Intensely alcoholic liquor.">strong drink</a> <a href="/hebrew/4843.htm" title="4843: yê·mar (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be bitter. A primitive root; properly, to trickle; but used only as a denominative from mar; to be bitter.">is bitter</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: lə·šō·ṯāw (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3ms) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">to those who consume it.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>The city of chaos is shattered; every house is closed to entry.…<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="/joel/1-5.htm">Joel 1:5</a></span><br />Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/6-5.htm">Amos 6:5-7</a></span><br />You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments. / You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph. / Therefore, you will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-33.htm">Jeremiah 48:33</a></span><br />Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard and from the fields of Moab. I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; their shouts are not for joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-1.htm">Hosea 9:1-2</a></span><br />Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor. / The threshing floor and winepress will not feed them, and the new wine will fail them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-22.htm">Revelation 18:22-23</a></span><br />And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. / The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-15.htm">Lamentations 5:15</a></span><br />Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/26-13.htm">Ezekiel 26:13</a></span><br />So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-34.htm">Jeremiah 7:34</a></span><br />I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/16-9.htm">Jeremiah 16:9</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to remove from this place, before your very eyes and in your days, the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Revelation 18:3</a></span><br />All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-11.htm">Hosea 2:11</a></span><br />I will put an end to all her exultation: her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—all her appointed feasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Zephaniah 1:13</a></span><br />Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38-39</a></span><br />For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-27.htm">Luke 17:27-30</a></span><br />People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. / It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. / But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Isaiah 5:11,12</a></b></br> Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, <i>that</i> they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, <i>till</i> wine inflame them! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-12.htm">Psalm 69:12</a></b></br> They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I <i>was</i> the song of the drunkards.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:7</a></b></br> Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/15-8.htm">Beer</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-4.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-13.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-20.htm">Drinkers</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-13.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-10.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-10.htm">Singing</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-15.htm">Song</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-14.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-7.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">Beer</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-23.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-20.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/joel/1-5.htm">Drinkers</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-8.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-5.htm">Singing</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-5.htm">Song</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-2.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-11.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">The doleful judgments of God upon the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/24-13.htm">A remnant shall joyfully praise him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/24-16.htm">God in his judgments shall advance his kingdom</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/24.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/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They no longer sing and drink wine;</b><br>This phrase reflects a time of judgment and desolation. In ancient Israel, wine was a symbol of joy and celebration, often used in feasts and religious ceremonies (<a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Psalm 104:15</a>). The absence of singing and drinking indicates a loss of joy and normalcy, suggesting a period of mourning or divine judgment. This aligns with the broader context of <a href="/isaiah/24.htm">Isaiah 24</a>, which describes a time of upheaval and God's judgment on the earth. The cessation of singing and drinking can be seen as a reversal of blessings, where the usual expressions of happiness are replaced by silence and sorrow.<p><b>strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.</b><br>Strong drink, often referring to fermented beverages like beer or other alcoholic drinks, was typically associated with merriment and relaxation (<a href="/proverbs/31-6.htm">Proverbs 31:6-7</a>). Here, its bitterness signifies a change in perception and experience due to the surrounding circumstances. This bitterness can symbolize the consequences of sin and the resulting divine judgment, where what once brought pleasure now brings discomfort or regret. This transformation from sweetness to bitterness can also be seen as a metaphor for the fleeting nature of earthly pleasures when contrasted with the eternal consequences of turning away from God. The imagery of bitterness is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/revelation/8-11.htm">Revelation 8:11</a>, where the waters become bitter, symbolizing judgment and calamity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who authored the book, delivering messages of judgment and hope from God to the people of Judah and surrounding nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, often the primary audience of Isaiah's prophecies.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>In <a href="/bsb/isaiah/24.htm">Isaiah 24</a>, the earth is depicted as undergoing judgment, symbolizing widespread desolation and divine retribution.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_inhabitants_of_the_earth.htm">The Inhabitants of the Earth</a></b><br>Those who experience the consequences of God's judgment, leading to a cessation of joy and celebration.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the Lord</a></b><br>A prophetic event characterized by God's judgment and the establishment of His kingdom, often associated with both immediate and eschatological fulfillment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br><a href="/isaiah/24-9.htm">Isaiah 24:9</a> illustrates the bitter consequences of sin and rebellion against God. The cessation of joy and celebration serves as a reminder of the seriousness of turning away from God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_joy.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Joy</a></b><br>Earthly pleasures, such as wine and music, are temporary and can be taken away. True joy is found in a relationship with God, which remains steadfast even in times of judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The bitterness of strong drink in this context symbolizes the need for repentance. Recognizing the futility of relying on worldly pleasures should lead us to seek God's forgiveness and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_light_of_god's_judgment.htm">Living in Light of God's Judgment</a></b><br>Understanding the reality of God's judgment should influence how we live today. We are called to live righteously, aware that our actions have eternal consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While <a href="/bsb/isaiah/24.htm">Isaiah 24</a> speaks of judgment, it also points to the hope of restoration and renewal. Believers can find comfort in God's promise of a future where joy and celebration are restored in His presence.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">They shall not drink wine with</span> <span class= "bld">a song . . .</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">in their song they drink no wine; i.e., </span>the music of the feasts (<a href="/amos/6-5.htm" title="That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of music, like David;">Amos 6:5</a>) should cease, and if they sang at all it should be a chant of lamentation (<a href="/amos/8-10.htm" title="And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth on all loins, and baldness on every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.">Amos 8:10</a>). The very appetite for "strong drink" (probably the palm-wine of the East) should pass away, and it would be bitter as the wine of gall (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-33.htm" title="Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.">Deuteronomy 32:33</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They shall not drink wine with a song</span>. Men will still drink; they will seek to drown their care in wine; but they will not have the heart to attempt a song as they drink. Even in their cups they will be silent. <span class="cmt_word">Strong drink shall be bitter</span>. By "strong drink" (<span class="accented">shekar</span>) seems to be meant any intoxicating liquor whatever, including wine. Many such liquors were drunk in Palestine (see 'Dict. of the Bible,' vol. 1. pp. 458, 459). All were more or less pleasant to the taste; but they would taste bitter to those who were warped and soured by the calamities of the time, which would prevent all enjoyment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/24-9.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">They no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">longer sing</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשִּׁ֖יר</span> <span class="translit">(baš·šîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7892.htm">Strong's 7892: </a> </span><span class="str2">A song, singing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and drink</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁתּוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·tū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wine;</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֑יִן</span> <span class="translit">(yā·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><br /><span class="word">strong drink</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁכָ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(šê·ḵār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7941.htm">Strong's 7941: </a> </span><span class="str2">An intoxicant, intensely alcoholic liquor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is bitter</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵמַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(yê·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4843.htm">Strong's 4843: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, bitter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to those who consume it.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשֹׁתָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/24-9.htm">Isaiah 24:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/24-9.htm">Isaiah 24:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/24-9.htm">Isaiah 24:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/24-9.htm">Isaiah 24:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/24-9.htm">Isaiah 24:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/24-9.htm">Isaiah 24:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/24-9.htm">Isaiah 24:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/24-9.htm">Isaiah 24:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/24-9.htm">Isaiah 24:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/24-9.htm">Isaiah 24:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/24-9.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 24:9 They will not drink wine (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 24:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 24:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/24-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 24:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 24:10" /></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>