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Green's Literal Translation

Isaiah 5:22

Woe to those mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mix fermented 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!
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 Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as with ropes of a cart; 19 who say, Let Him hurry and hasten His work, so that we may see; and let the purpose of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, so that we may know! 20 Woe to those who say to evil, good; and to good, evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 21 Woe to those wise in their own eyes, and discerning in their own sight! 22 Woe to those mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mix fermented drink; 23 who justify the wicked for a bribe, and turn aside the righteousness of the righteous from him! 24 So, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and the flame burns up the chaff; their root shall be like rottenness, and their blossoms shall go up like dust, because they have rejected the Law of Jehovah of Hosts; and despised the Word ofthe Holy One of Israel. 25 On account of this the anger of Jehovah is kindled on His people, and He has stretched out His hand against them, and has struck them; and the mountains quaked, and their dead bodies were as filth in the midst of the streets. In allthis His anger does not turn away, but His hand is stretched out still. 26 And He will lift up a banner to distant nations, and will hiss to them from the ends of the earth; and, behold, it shall come with swift speed! 27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none will slumber nor sleep; nor shall the waist cloth of their loins be opened, nor the thong of their sandals 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 that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years. And he died.
Genesis 5:6
And Seth lived one hundred and five years, and fathered Enos.
Genesis 5:24
And Enoch walked with God. Then he was not, for God took him.
Genesis 6:9
These are the generations of Noah. Noah, a righteous man, had been perfected among his family. Noah walked with God.
Genesis 17:1
And when Abram was ninety nine years old, Jehovah appeared to Abram and said to him, I am the Almighty God! Walk before me and be perfect;
Genesis 24:40
And he said to me, Jehovah, before whom I walk, will send His Angel with you and prosper your way. And you shall take a wife for my son from my family, from my father's house.
Genesis 48:15
And he blessed Joseph and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me since I was born until today;
Exodus 16:4
And Jehovah said to Moses, Behold, I AM ! Bread will rain from the heavens for you. And the people shall go out and gather the matter of a day in its day, so that I may test them, whether they will walk in My Law or not.
Leviticus 26:12
and I shall walk always in your midst, and shall be God to you, and you, you shall be people to Me;
Deuteronomy 5:33
You shall walk in all the ways which Jehovah your God has commanded you, so that you may live, and that good may be to you, and you may prolong your days in the land which you will 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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