Isaiah 5:22

Myles Coverdale Bible

Wo vnto them, yt are connynge men to suppe out wyne, and experte to set vp drokenesse.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine,who are champions at pouring beer,

Hebrew Names Version
Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

King James Version
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

English Standard Version
Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, and valiant men in mixing strong drink,

New American Standard Bible
Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine, And valiant men in mixing intoxicating drink,

New Century Version
How terrible it will be for people who are famous for drinking wine and are champions at mixing drinks.

Amplified Bible
Woe (judgment is coming) to those who are heroes at drinking wine And men of strength in mixing intoxicating drinks,

World English Bible
Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

Geneva Bible (1587)
Wo vnto them that are mightie to drinke wine, and to them that are strong to powre in strong drinke:

Legacy Standard Bible
Woe to those who are mighty men in drinking wineAnd valiant men in mixing strong drink,

Berean Standard Bible
Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine, and champions in mixing beer,

Contemporary English Version
And you are great at drinking and mixing drinks. But you are in for trouble.

Complete Jewish Bible
Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, men whose power goes to mixing strong drinks,

Darby Translation
Woe unto them that are mighty for drinking wine, and men valiant to mix strong drink;

Easy-to-Read Version
They are famous for drinking wine and are heroes known for mixing drinks.

George Lamsa Translation
Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and strong men who mix strong drink;

Good News Translation
You are doomed! Heroes of the wine bottle! Brave and fearless when it comes to mixing drinks!

Lexham English Bible
Ah! Heroes at drinking wine, and men of capability at mixing strong drink!

Literal Translation
Woe to those mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mix fermented drink;

American Standard Version
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

Bible in Basic English
Cursed are those who are strong to take wine, and great in making mixed drinks!

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

King James Version (1611)
Woe vnto them that are mightie to drinke wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drinke.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Wo be vnto them that are strong to suppe out wine, and expert men to set vp drunkennesse.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Woe to the strong ones of you that drink wine, and the mighty ones that mingle strong drink:

English Revised Version
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wo to you that ben myyti to drynke wyn, and ben stronge to meddle drunkenesse;

Update Bible Version
Woe to those that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

Webster's Bible Translation
Woe to [them that are] mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

New English Translation
Those who are champions at drinking wine are as good as dead, who display great courage when mixing strong drinks.

New King James Version
Woe to men mighty at drinking wine, Woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink,

New Living Translation
What sorrow for those who are heroes at drinking wine and boast about all the alcohol they can hold.

New Life Bible
It is bad for those who are good at drinking wine, and are proud as they mix strong drink!

New Revised Standard
Ah, you who are heroes in drinking wine and valiant at mixing drink,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Alas for them Who are heroes to drink wine, - And men of valour to mingle strong drink,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Woe to you that are mighty to drink wine, and stout men at drunkenness.

Revised Standard Version
Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, and valiant men in mixing strong drink,

Young's Literal Translation
Wo [to] the mighty to drink wine, And men of strength to mingle strong drink.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine And valiant men in mixing strong drink,

Contextual Overview

¹⁸ Wo vnto vayne persones, that drawe wickednes vnto the, as it were with a coorde: and synne, as it were with a cart rope. ¹⁹ Which vse to speake on this maner: let him make haist now, and go forth wt his worke, that we maye se it. Let the councel of ye holy one of Israel come, and drawe nie, yt we maye knowe it. ²⁰ Wo vnto them that call euel good, and good euel: which make darcknesselight, & light darcknesse, yt make sower swete, and swete sower. ²¹ Wo vnto them that are wyse in their owne sight, and thinke them selues to haue vnderstodinge. ²² Wo vnto them, yt are connynge men to suppe out wyne, and experte to set vp drokenesse. ²³ These gyue sentence with the vngodly for rewardes, but condemne the iust cause of the rightuous. ²⁴ Therfore, like as fyre licketh vp the strawe, and as the flame cosumeth the stubble: Euen so (when their root is ful,) their blossome shal vanish awaye like dust or smoke. for they despyse the lawe of the LORDE of hoostes, and blaspheme the worde of the holy maker of Israel. ²⁵ Therfore is the wrath of the LORDE kyndled also agaynst his people, and he shaketh his honde at them: yee he shal smyte so, that the hilles shal tremble. And their carcases shal lye in the ope stretes, like myre. After all this, the wrath of God shall not ceasse, but he shal stretch his hode wyder. ²⁶ And he shal gyue a toke vnto a straunge people, and call vnto them in a farre countre: and beholde, they shal come hastely with spede. ²⁷ There is not one faynt nor feble amonge them, no not a slogish nor slepery parsone. There shal not one of them put of the gyrdle from his loynes, ner lowse the lachet of his shue.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

mighty: Isaiah 5:11, Isaiah 28:1-3, Isaiah 28:7, Proverbs 23:19, Proverbs 23:20, Habakkuk 2:15

Reciprocal: Psalms 75:8 - it is full Proverbs 23:29 - Who hath woe Isaiah 56:12 - I will Hosea 7:5 - made Amos 2:6 - because Habakkuk 2:5 - he transgresseth Ephesians 5:18 - be not

Cross-References

Genesis 5:5
And his whole age was nyne hundreth and thirtie yeares, and so he dyed.

Genesis 5:6
Seth was an hundreth and fyue yeare olde, and begat Enos:

Genesis 5:24
And for so moch as he lyued a godly life, God toke him awaye, & he was nomore sene.

Genesis 6:9
This is ye generacion of Noe. Noe was a righteous and parfecte ma, and led a godly life in his tyme,

Genesis 17:1
Now whan Abram was nyentye yeare olde and nyene, the LORDE appeared vnto him, & sayde vnto him: I am the allmightie God, walke before me, & be vncorrupte.

Genesis 24:40
Then sayde he vnto me: The LORDE (before whom I walke) shall sende his angell with the, and prospere thy iourney, that thou mayest take a wife for my sonne of myne owne kynred, and of my fathers house.

Genesis 48:15
And he blessed Ioseph, & saide: The God before who my fathers Abraha & Isaac haue walked: ye God yt hath fed me my lyfe longe vnto this daye:

Exodus 16:4
The sayde ye LORDE vnto Moses: beholde I wyl rayne you bred from heauen, and let the people go out, and gather daylie, what they nede, that I maye proue whether they walke in my lawe or not.

Leviticus 26:12
And I wyll walke amonge you, and wyl be youre God, and ye shalbe my people.

Deuteronomy 5:33
but walke in all ye wayes which the LORDE youre God hath commaunded you, that ye maie lyue, and that it maie go well with you, and yt ye maye lyue longe in ye londe which ye shall haue in possession.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Woe unto [them that are] mighty to drink wine,.... That can bear a great deal, and not be overcome and intoxicated with it; that try their strength this way with others, and get the mastery and glory in it: not mighty to fight their enemies, as Kimchi observes, and defend their country, but to drink wine; by which their strength was weakened: wherefore some think soldiers are particularly designed, given to drinking, who are derided and mocked, as being valiant in the warfare of Bacchus, and not of Mars:

and men of strength, to mingle strong drink; in the cup, and then drink it: or "men of war"; the same with "mighty" before. The Targum interprets it, "men of riches": who can afford to drink wine and strong drink; which carries the sense not to the strength of their bodies, but of their purses: the former sense seems best. The Scribes and Pharisees loved the cup and the platter, and to be at feasts, and to have the uppermost seats there, Matthew 23:6 and that those that sat in Moses's chair are intended appears from the following words.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Wo unto them that are mighty ... - This is the sixth specification of crime. He had already denounced the intemperate in Isaiah 5:11. But probably this was a prevailing sin. Perhaps there was no evidence of reform; and it was needful to “repeat” the admonition, in order that people might be brought to regard it. The prophet repeats a similar denunciation in Isaiah 56:12.

Mighty - Perhaps those who prided themselves on their ability to drink “much” without becoming intoxicated; who had been so accustomed to it, that they defied its effects, and boasted of their power to resist its usual influence. A similar idea is expressed in Isaiah 56:12.

Men of strength - The Chaldee understands this of “rich” men; but, probably, the reference is to those who boasted that they were able to bear “much” strong drink.

To mingle - To mix wine with spices, dates, drugs, etc., to make it more intoxicating; Proverbs 9:2, Proverbs 9:5. They boasted that they were able to drink, without injury, liquor of extraordinary intoxicating qualities.

Strong drink - Note, Isaiah 5:11. On the subject of the strong drink used in the East, “see Harmer’s Observations,” vol. ii. pp. 140-148. Ed. Lond. 1808.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 5:22. Mighty to drink wine — "They show not," says Kimchi, "their strength in combating their enemies, but in drunkenness and debauchery."