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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Isaiah 5:22

Alas for them Who are heroes to drink wine, - And men of valour to mingle strong drink,

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Backsliders;   Bribery;   Drunkenness;   Isaiah;   Judge;   Presumption;   Rulers;   Wicked (People);   Wine;   Thompson Chain Reference - Drunkards;   Intemperance;   Intoxication;   Social Duties;   Temperance;   Temperance-Intemperance;   The Topic Concordance - Drunkenness;   Justification;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Drunkenness;   Wine;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Curse;   Government;   Isaiah;   John the baptist;   Judah, tribe and kingdom;   Poetry;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Wine;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Drink, Strong;   Meals;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Government;   Isaiah;   Isaiah, Book of;   Vine, Vineyard;   Wine and Strong Drink;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Woe;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Wine;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Drunkenness;   Isaiah;   Wine;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Day of the Lord;   Ethics;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for February 21;  

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;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Wo vnto them, yt are connynge men to suppe out wyne, and experte to set vp drokenesse.
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,
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 Alas! for them Who draw on themselves punishment with cords of falsehood, - And as with waggon-bands, penalty: 19 Who say - Let his work quicken - let it hasten, That we may see, - And let the purpose of Israel's Holy One, draw near and come. That we may know! 20 Alas! for them Who call evil good and good evil, - Who put darkness for light and light for darkness, Who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. 21 Alas for them Who are wise in their own eyes, - And in their own sight, are prudent. 22 Alas for them Who are heroes to drink wine, - And men of valour to mingle strong drink, 23 Who justify the lawless, for a bribe, - Whereas the righteousness of the righteous, they take from him. 24 Therefore, As a tongue of fire, eateth up straw, And a flame reduceth, dry grass, to powder, Their root, like rottenness, shall become, And their blossom, like dust shall ascend, - Because they refused the law of Yahweh of hosts, And the utterance of the Holy One of Israel, they despised. 25 For this cause, did the anger of Yahweh kindle upon his own people, And he stretched out his hand against them and smote them - So that the mountains, trembled, And, their dead bodies, served, for fuel in the midst of the streets. For all this, hath his anger, not turned back, But still, is his hand outstretched, 26 Therefore will he lift up an ensign to the nations afar off, And signal for him from the end of the earth, - And lo! with hot haste, will he come: 27 None shall be weary, and none shall stumble in his midst, He shall neither slumber nor sleep, - Nor shall be loosened, the girdle of his loins, Nor snapped, the thong of his sandals:

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
So all the days of Adam which he lived, were nine hundred and thirty years, - and he died.
Genesis 5:6
And Seth lived a hundred and five years, - and begat Enosh:
Genesis 5:24
and Enoch walked with God, - and was not for God had taken him.
Genesis 6:9
These, are the generations of Noah, Noah, was, a righteous man blameless, in his generations, - with God, did Noah walk.
Genesis 17:1
And it came to pass that, when Abram was ninety and nine years old, Yahweh appeared unto Abram, and said unto him, I, am GOD Almighty, - Walk, thou before me and become thou blameless:
Genesis 24:40
And he said unto me, - Yahweh, before whom I have walked to and fro, will send his messenger with thee, so shall he prosper thy way, and thou shalt take a wife for my son out of my kindred and out of the house of my father.
Genesis 48:15
Thus blessed he Joseph, and said, - God himself - before whom walked my fathers. Abraham and Isaac, God himself - who hath been my shepherd, since I came into being until this day; -
Exodus 16:4
Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Behold me! ruining down for you bread out of heaven, - and the people shall go out and gather the portion for a day, on its day, that I may prove them whether they will walk in my law, or not.
Leviticus 26:12
But I will walk to and fro in your midst, And will be unto you a God, And, ye, shall be unto me a people.
Deuteronomy 5:33
In all the way which Yahweh your God hath commanded you, must ye walk, - that ye may live and it be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land, which ye shall possess.

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."


 
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