Isaiah Chapter 24 verse 9 Holy Bible
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
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There is no more drinking of wine with a song; strong drink will be bitter to those who take it.
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They do not drink wine with a song; strong drink is bitter to them that drink it.
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They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
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They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to those who drink it.
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With a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - They shall not drink wine with a song. Men will still drink; they will seek to drown their care in wine; but they will not have the heart to attempt a song as they drink. Even in their cups they will be silent. Strong drink shall be bitter. By "strong drink" (shekar) seems to be meant any intoxicating liquor whatever, including wine. Many such liquors were drunk in Palestine (see 'Dict. of the Bible,' vol. 1. pp. 458, 459). All were more or less pleasant to the taste; but they would taste bitter to those who were warped and soured by the calamities of the time, which would prevent all enjoyment.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) They shall not drink wine with a song . . .--Literally, in their song they drink no wine; i.e., the music of the feasts (Amos 6:5) should cease, and if they sang at all it should be a chant of lamentation (Amos 8:10). The very appetite for "strong drink" (probably the palm-wine of the East) should pass away, and it would be bitter as the wine of gall (Deuteronomy 32:33).