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Contemporary English Version

Isaiah 5:22

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

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,
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,
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 You are in for trouble! The lies you tell are like ropes by which you drag along sin and evil. 19 And you say, "Let the holy God of Israel hurry up and do what he has promised, so we can see it for ourselves." 20 You are headed for trouble! You say wrong is right, darkness is light, and bitter is sweet. 21 You think you are clever and smart. 22 And you are great at drinking and mixing drinks. But you are in for trouble. 23 You accept bribes to let the guilty go free, and you cheat the innocent out of a fair trial. 24 You will go up in flames like straw and hay! You have rejected the teaching of the holy Lord God All-Powerful of Israel. Now your roots will rot, and your blossoms will turn to dust. 25 You are the Lord 's people, but you made him terribly angry, and he struck you with his mighty arm. Mountains shook, and dead bodies covered the streets like garbage. The Lord is still angry, and he is ready to strike you again. 26 The Lord has signaled for the foreign nations to come and attack you. He has already whistled, and they are coming as fast as they can. 27 None of them are tired. They don't sleep or get drowsy, and they run without stumbling. Their belts don't come loose; their sandal straps don't break.

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 died at the age of nine hundred thirty.
Genesis 5:6
When Seth was one hundred five, he had a son named Enosh.
Genesis 6:9
and this is the story about him. Noah was the only person who lived right and obeyed God.
Genesis 17:1
Abram was ninety-nine years old when the Lord appeared to him again and said, "I am God All-Powerful. If you obey me and always do right,
Genesis 24:40
My master answered, "I have always obeyed the Lord , and he will send his angel to help you find my son a wife from among my own relatives.
Genesis 48:15
Then he gave Joseph his blessing and said: My grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac worshiped the Lord God. He has been with me all my life,
Exodus 16:4
The Lord said to Moses, "I will send bread down from heaven like rain. Each day the people can go out and gather only enough for that day. That's how I will see if they obey me.
Leviticus 26:12
I will walk with you—I will be your God, and you will be my people.
Deuteronomy 5:33
Follow them, because they make a path that will lead to a long successful life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 13:4
You must be completely faithful to the Lord . Worship and obey only the Lord and do this with fear and trembling,

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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