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All the merrymakers sigh and mourn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The wine mourns, the vine languishes, all the merry-hearted sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The new wine fails, the vine languishes, All the merry-hearted sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The new wine mourns, The vine decays, All the joyful-hearted sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The new wine mourns, The vine decays, All the merry-hearted sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The new wine mourns, The vine decays, All the merry-hearted sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The new wine mourns; The vine languishes; All the glad of heart sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The new wine mourns, The vine decays; All the merry-hearted sigh <i>and</i> groan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The new wine mourns; the vine withers. All the carousers now groan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The new wine mourns; the vine withers. All the carousers now groan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merry-hearted do sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Grapevines have dried up: wine is almost gone--mournful sounds are heard instead of joyful shouts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />New wine dries up, and grapevines waste away. All happy people groan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The grapevines wither, and wine is becoming scarce. Everyone who was once happy is now sad, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The new wine evaporates; the vine and the oil dry up; all the merrymakers groan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The new wine dries up, the vines shrivel up, all those who like to celebrate groan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The new wine mourns. The vine languishes. All the merry-hearted sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merry-hearted do sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The new wine mourns. The vine languishes. All the merry-hearted sigh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The new wine has mourned, the vine languished, "" All the joyful of heart have sighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Mourned hath the new wine, languished the vine, Sighed have all the joyful of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The new wine mourned, the vine languished, all they joyful of heart, sighed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The vintage hath mourned, the vine hath languished away, all the merryhearted have sighed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The vintage has mourned. The vine has languished. All those who were rejoicing in their hearts have groaned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The new wine mourns, the vine languishes, all the merry-hearted groan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The wine dries up, the vine languishes, all the merry-hearted sigh.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The grain mourns, the vine languishes, all the merry-hearted sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The grain dwells in mourning and the vine howls, and all the happy of heart moaned<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The new wine faileth, the vine fadeth; All the merry-hearted do sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The wine shall mourn, the vine shall mourn, all the merry-hearted shall sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/24-7.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=4867" 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">6</span>Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8492.htm" title="8492: tî·rō·wōš (N-ms) -- Or tiyrosh; from yarash in the sense of expulsion; must or fresh grape-juice; by implication fermented wine.">The new wine</a> <a href="/hebrew/56.htm" title="56: ’ā·ḇal (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To mourn. A primitive root; to bewail.">dries up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1612.htm" title="1612: ḡā·p̄en (N-cs) -- A vine. From an unused root meaning to bend; a vine, especially the grape.">the vine</a> <a href="/hebrew/535.htm" title="535: ’um·lə·lāh- (V-Pual-Perf-3fs) -- To be weak, languish. A primitive root; to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn.">withers.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/8056.htm" title="8056: śim·ḥê- (Adj-mpc) -- Glad, joyful, merry. From samach; blithe or gleeful.">the merrymakers</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything."></a> <a href="/hebrew/584.htm" title="584: ne·’en·ḥū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To sigh, groan. A primitive root; to sigh.">now groan.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent.…<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/1-10.htm">Joel 1:10-12</a></span><br />The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails. / Be dismayed, O farmers, wail, O vinedressers, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field has perished. / The grapevine is dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, palm, and apple—all the trees of the orchard—are withered. Surely the joy of mankind has dried up.<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/9-2.htm">Hosea 9:2</a></span><br />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="/amos/5-16.htm">Amos 5:16-17</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail. / There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD.<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="/isaiah/16-10.htm">Isaiah 16:10</a></span><br />Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard; no one sings or shouts in the vineyards. No one tramples the grapes in the winepresses; I have put an end to the cheering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-10.htm">Jeremiah 25:10</a></span><br />Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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/8-10.htm">Amos 8:10</a></span><br />I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.<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/11-17.htm">Matthew 11:17</a></span><br />‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-32.htm">Luke 7:32</a></span><br />They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Revelation 18:11-13</a></span><br />And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— / cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; / of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The new wine mourns, the vine languishes, all the merry hearted do sigh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/16-8.htm">Isaiah 16:8,10</a></b></br> For the fields of Heshbon languish, <i>and</i> the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come <i>even</i> unto Jazer, they wandered <i>through</i> the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Isaiah 32:9-13</a></b></br> Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/9-1.htm">Hosea 9:1,2</a></b></br> Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as <i>other</i> people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Dries</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Fadeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-8.htm">Groan</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-4.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-10.htm">Joyful</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Languishes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-4.htm">Merrymakers</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Mourneth</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Mourns</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-6.htm">New</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-2.htm">Sigh</a> <a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Sighed</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-3.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-6.htm">Thin</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-13.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Withers</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Dries</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-7.htm">Fadeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-2.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-14.htm">Groan</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-13.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm">Joyful</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Languishes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-17.htm">Merrymakers</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Mourneth</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Mourns</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-12.htm">New</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Sigh</a> <a href="/joel/1-18.htm">Sighed</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-14.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Thin</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-12.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-9.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Withers</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'; 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In ancient Israel, wine was a staple of daily life and a symbol of God's blessing (<a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Psalm 104:15</a>). The drying up of new wine indicates a divine judgment leading to scarcity. This imagery is consistent with the prophetic theme of desolation found throughout Isaiah, where the land suffers due to the people's disobedience (<a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Isaiah 5:10</a>). The drying up of wine can also be seen as a reversal of the blessings promised in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-39.htm">Deuteronomy 28:39</a>, where obedience leads to abundance.<p><b>the vine withers</b><br>The withering vine represents the loss of vitality and fruitfulness. In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, the vine was a critical source of sustenance and economic stability. The withering of the vine is a metaphor for the spiritual and moral decay of the people, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>, where Israel is depicted as a vineyard that fails to produce good fruit. This imagery is also echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus refers to Himself as the true vine, and His followers as branches that must remain in Him to bear fruit (<a href="/john/15.htm">John 15:1-6</a>). The withering vine here in Isaiah underscores the consequences of turning away from God.<p><b>All the merrymakers now groan</b><br>This phrase captures the transformation from joy to sorrow. Merrymakers, those who once celebrated with music and dance, now groan in lamentation. This shift highlights the impact of divine judgment on societal joy and festivity. In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, festivals and celebrations were integral to community life, often involving wine and music (<a href="/jeremiah/25-10.htm">Jeremiah 25:10</a>). The groaning of merrymakers is a poignant image of the reversal of fortunes, reminiscent of the lamentations found in the book of Lamentations, where the joy of Jerusalem is turned to mourning (<a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Lamentations 1:4</a>). This serves as a warning of the consequences of sin and a call to repentance.<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 Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah_and_jerusalem.htm">Judah and Jerusalem</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's prophecies, representing God's chosen people who are warned of impending judgment due to their disobedience.<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 a period of judgment, symbolizing the broader scope of God's justice beyond just Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/merrymakers.htm">Merrymakers</a></b><br>Represents those who indulge in worldly pleasures and festivities, now facing the consequences of divine judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/v/vine_and_new_wine.htm">Vine and New Wine</a></b><br>Symbolic of prosperity and joy, which are now drying up and withering as a result of God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fleeting_nature_of_earthly_joy.htm">The Fleeting Nature of Earthly Joy</a></b><br>Earthly pleasures and prosperity are temporary and can be swiftly taken away. True joy is found in a relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The withering of the vine and drying up of new wine serve as a metaphor for the spiritual barrenness that results from turning away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is comprehensive and affects all aspects of life, reminding us of His ultimate authority over creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The groaning of merrymakers is a call to repentance, urging us to turn back to God before it's too late.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While judgment is severe, it is not the end. Isaiah's prophecies also point to restoration and hope for those who return to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_nurture_and_guide_children.htm">What does the Bible say about alcohol consumption?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_meaning_of_'the_true_vine'.htm">What is the meaning of 'The True Vine'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_international_house_of_prayer.htm">What is the International House of Prayer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_25_6_align_with_israel's_exclusivity.htm">How does Isaiah 25:6, which speaks of a universal feast for all peoples, align with other Old Testament passages emphasizing Israel's exclusivity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">The new wine mourneth.</span>--Each feature takes its part in the picture of a land from which all sources of joy are taken away. The vine is <span class= "ital">scorched </span>with the fire of the curse, there is no wine in the winepress, the song of the grape-gatherers (proverbially the type of the "merry-hearted") is hushed in silence.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The new wine mourneth</span>. Even when the joyous time of the vintage comes round, the earth is still sad, cannot shake off its depression or wake up to merriment. Even those most disposed to be "merry. hearted," under the dismal circumstances of the time can do nothing but "sigh." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/24-7.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">The new wine</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּיר֖וֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(tî·rō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8492.htm">Strong's 8492: </a> </span><span class="str2">Must, fresh grape-juice, fermented wine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dries up;</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבַ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_56.htm">Strong's 56: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bewail</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the vine</span><br /><span class="heb">גָ֑פֶן</span> <span class="translit">(ḡā·p̄en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1612.htm">Strong's 1612: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vine, the grape</span><br /><br /><span class="word">withers.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֻמְלְלָה־</span> <span class="translit">(’um·lə·lāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_535.htm">Strong's 535: </a> </span><span class="str2">To droop, to be sick, to mourn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">All</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the merrymakers</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׂמְחֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(śim·ḥê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8056.htm">Strong's 8056: </a> </span><span class="str2">Glad, joyful, merry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">now groan.</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶאֶנְח֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ne·’en·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_584.htm">Strong's 584: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sigh, groan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/24-7.htm">Isaiah 24:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/24-7.htm">Isaiah 24:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/24-7.htm">Isaiah 24:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/24-7.htm">Isaiah 24:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/24-7.htm">Isaiah 24:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/24-7.htm">Isaiah 24:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/24-7.htm">Isaiah 24:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/24-7.htm">Isaiah 24:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/24-7.htm">Isaiah 24:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/24-7.htm">Isaiah 24:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/24-7.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 24:7 The new wine mourns (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/24-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 24:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 24:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 24:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 24:8" /></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>