Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Then, lo, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine, saying, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!
New American Standard Bible
Killing of cattle and slaughtering of sheep,
Eating of meat and drinking of wine:
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King James Version
And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.
Holman Bible
butchering of cattle, slaughtering of sheep,
eating of meat, and drinking of wine—
“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
International Standard Version
But look! There is joy and festivity, slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating meat and drinking wine. "Let us eat and drink, you say, because we die tomorrow."
A Conservative Version
And, behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine. Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall die.
American Standard Version
and behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die.
Amplified
Instead, there is joy and jubilation,
Killing of oxen and slaughtering of sheep,
Eating meat and drinking wine, saying,
“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die.”
Bible in Basic English
But in place of these there was joy and delight, oxen and sheep were being made ready for food, there was feasting and drinking: men said, Now is the time for food and wine, for tomorrow death comes.
Darby Translation
and behold joy and rejoicing, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.
Julia Smith Translation
And behold, gladness and joy, killing cattle and slaughtering sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die.
King James 2000
But instead, joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating meat, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall die.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But look! Joy and gladness, the killing of oxen and the slaughtering of sheep, the eating of meat and the drinking of wine! "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!"
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But they to fulfill their lust and willfulness, slaughter oxen: they kill sheep, they eat costly meat, and drink wine. "Let us eat and drink, tomorrow we shall die."
NET Bible
But look, there is outright celebration! You say, "Kill the ox and slaughter the sheep, eat meat and drink wine. Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!"
New Heart English Bible
and behold, joy and gladness, killing cattle and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die."
The Emphasized Bible
Then lo! joy and rejoicing, killing oxen and slaughtering sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine, - Let us eat and drink, For to-morrow, we may die!
Webster
And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we shall die.
World English Bible
and behold, joy and gladness, killing cattle and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die."
Youngs Literal Translation
And lo, joy and gladness, slaying of oxen, And slaughtering of sheep, Eating of flesh, and drinking of wine, Eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.
Themes
Epicureans » Worldly pleasure sought by the epicureans as the chief aim of life
Gluttony » Leads to » Carnal security
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Gluttony
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Gluttony
Happiness of the The Wicked » Leads to recklessness
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » Poverty
Sheep » Flesh of, extensively used as food
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Poverty
Topics
Interlinear
Harag
Baqar
Tso'n
Basar
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 22:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oracle Against Jerusalem
12 And in that day Jehovah of Hosts called to weeping and mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth. 13 Then, lo, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine, saying, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die! 14 And it was revealed in my ears by Jehovah of Hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you until you die, says the Lord Jehovah of Hosts.
Cross References
Isaiah 56:12
They say, come, Let us take wine, and let us gulp strong drink; and tomorrow shall be like today, and much more abundant.
1 Corinthians 15:32
If according to man I fought with beasts in Ephesus, what advantage is to me if the dead are not raised? "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!"
Luke 17:26-29
And as it was in the days of Noah, so it also shall be in the days of the Son of Man.
Isaiah 5:12
And the lyre, and the harp, the timbrel, and pipe, and wine, are at their feasts; but they do not regard the work of Jehovah. Yea, they do not see the work of His hands.
Isaiah 5:22
Woe to those mighty to drink wine, and brave men to mix strong drink;
Isaiah 21:4-5
My heart wanders, terror overwhelms me; He has turned the twilight of my pleasure into trembling.
Isaiah 28:7-8
But they also have sinned through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way. The priest and the prophet have sinned through drink; they are swallowed up by wine; they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
Amos 6:3-7
You who put the evil day far away, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
James 5:5
You have lived luxuriously on the earth, and lived wantonly. You have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.