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Brenton's Septuagint

Isaiah 5:22

Woe to the strong ones of you that drink wine, and the mighty ones that mingle strong drink:

Bible Study Resources

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.
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 Woe to them that draw sins to them as with a long rope, and iniquities as with a thong of the heifer’s yoke: 19 who say, Let him speedily hasten what he will do, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel come, that we may know it. 20 Woe to them that call evil good, and good evil; who make darkness light, and light darkness; who make bitter sweet, and sweet bitter. 21 Woe to them that are wise in their own conceit, and knowing in their own sight. 22 Woe to the strong ones of you that drink wine, and the mighty ones that mingle strong drink: 23 who justify the ungodly for rewards, and take away the righteousness of the righteous. 24 Therefore as stubble shall be burnt by a coal of fire, and shall be consumed by a violent flame, their root shall be as chaff, and their flower shall go up as dust: for they rejected the law of the Lord of hosts, and insulted the word of the Holy One of Israel. 25 Therefore the Lord of hosts was greatly angered against his people, and he reached forth his hand upon them, and smote them: and the mountains were troubled, and their carcasses were as dung in the midst of the way: yet for all this his anger has not been turned away, but his hand is yet raised. 26 Therefore shall he lift up a signal to the nations that are afar, and shall hiss for them from the end of the earth; and, behold, they are coming very quickly. 27 They shall not hunger nor be weary, neither shall they slumber nor sleep; neither shall they loose their girdles from their loins, neither shall their shoe-latchets be broken.

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 all the days of Adam which he lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.
Genesis 5:6
Now Seth lived two hundred and five years, and begot Enos.
Genesis 5:24
And Enoch was well-pleasing to God, and was not found, because God translated him.
Genesis 6:9
But Noe found grace before the Lord God.
Genesis 17:1
And Abram was ninety-nine years old, and the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, I am thy God, be well-pleasing before me, and be blameless.
Genesis 24:40
And he said to me, The Lord God to whom I have been acceptable in his presence, himself shall send out his angel with thee, and shall prosper thy journey, and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my tribe, and of the house of my father.
Genesis 48:15
And he blessed them and said, The God in whose sight my fathers were well pleasing, even Abraam and Isaac, the God who continues to feed me from my youth until this day;
Exodus 16:4
And the Lord said to Moses, Behold, I will rain bread upon you out of heaven: and the people shall go forth, and they shall gather their daily portion for the day, that I may try them whether they will walk in my law or not.
Leviticus 26:12
and I will walk among you, and be your God, and ye shall be my people.
Deuteronomy 5:33
according to all the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in it, that he may give thee rest; and that it may be well with thee, and ye may prolong your days on the land which ye shall inherit.

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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