Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,

New American Standard Bible

Give strong drink to him who is perishing,
And wine to him whose life is bitter.

King James Version

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

Holman Bible

Give beer to one who is dying
and wine to one whose life is bitter.

International Standard Version

Give liquor to someone who is perishing, and wine to someone who is deeply depressed.

A Conservative Version

Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul.

American Standard Version

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:

Amplified


Give strong drink [as medicine] to him who is ready to pass away,
And wine to him whose life is bitter.

Bible in Basic English

Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:

Darby Translation

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter of soul:

Julia Smith Translation

Ye shall give strong drink to him perishing, and wine to the bitter of soul

King James 2000

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those {in bitter distress}.

Modern King James verseion

Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to those who are of heavy hearts.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Give strong drink unto such as are condemned to death, and wine unto those that mourn:

NET Bible

Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;

New Heart English Bible

Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:

The Emphasized Bible

Give strong drink, to him that is perishing, and wine, to such as are embittered in soul:

Webster

Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that are of heavy hearts.

World English Bible

Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

שׁכר 
Shekar 
Usage: 23

and wine
יין 
Yayin 
Usage: 140

References

Context Readings

The Oracle Of King Lemuel

5 Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction. 6 Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul, 7 He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.


Cross References

1 Timothy 5:23

no longer be drinking water, but a little wine be using, because of thy stomach and of thine often infirmities;

1 Samuel 1:10

And she is bitter in soul, and prayeth unto Jehovah, and weepeth greatly,

1 Samuel 30:6

and David hath great distress, for the people have said to stone him, for the soul of all the people hath been bitter, each for his sons and for his daughters; and David doth strengthen himself in Jehovah his God.

2 Kings 4:27

And she cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill, and layeth hold on his feet, and Gehazi cometh nigh to thrust her away, and the man of God saith, 'Let her alone, for her soul is bitter to her, and Jehovah hath hidden it from me, and hath not declared it to me.'

Job 3:20

Why giveth He to the miserable light, and life to the bitter soul?

Job 29:13

The blessing of the perishing cometh on me, And the heart of the widow I cause to sing.

Psalm 104:15

And wine -- it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread -- the heart of man it supporteth.

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