Isaiah 5:22

Douay-Rheims Bible

Woe to you that are mighty to drink wine, and stout men at drunkenness.

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,

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

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 you that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as the rope of a cart. ¹⁹ That say: Let him make haste, and let his work come quickly, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel come, that we may know it. ²⁰ Woe to you that call evil good, and good evil: that put darkness for light, and light for darkness: that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. ²¹ Woe to you that are wise in your own eyes, and prudent in your own conceits. ²² Woe to you that are mighty to drink wine, and stout men at drunkenness. ²³ That justify the wicked for gifts, and take away the justice of the just from him. ²⁴ Therefore as the tongue of the fire devoureth the stubble, and the heat of the flame consumeth it: so shall their root be as ashes, and their bud shall go up as dust: for they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and have blasphemed the word of the Holy One of Israel. ²⁵ Therefore is the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched out his hand upon them, and struck them: and the mountains were troubles, and their carcasses became as dung in the midst of the streets. For after this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. ²⁶ And he will lift up a sign to the nations afar off, and will whistle to them from the ends of the earth: and behold they shall come with speed swiftly. ²⁷ There is none that shall faint, nor labour among them: they shall not slumber nor sleep, neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes 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 time that Adam lived, came to nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.

Genesis 5:6
Seth also lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enos.

Genesis 5:24
And he walked with God, and was seen no more: because God took him.

Genesis 6:9
These are the generations of Noe: Noe was a just and perfect man in his generations, he walked with God.

Genesis 17:1
And after he began to be ninety and nine years old, the Lord appeared to him: and said unto him: I am the Almighty God: walk before me, and be perfect.

Genesis 24:40
The Lord, said he, in whose sight I walk, will send his angel with thee, and will direct thy way: and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my own kindred, and of my father’s house.

Genesis 48:15
And Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph, and said: God, in whose sight my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, God that feedeth me from my youth until this day:

Exodus 16:4
And the Lord said to Moses: Behold I will rain bread from heaven for you; let the people go forth, and gather what is sufficient for every day: that I may prove them whether they will walk in my law, or not.

Leviticus 26:12
I will walk among you, and will be your God: and you shall be my people.

Deuteronomy 5:33
But you shall walk in the way that the Lord your God hath commanded, that you may live, and it may be well with you, and your days may be long in the land of your 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."