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Bible in Basic English

There is a crying in the streets because of the wine; there is an end of all delight, the joy of the land is gone.

New American Standard Bible

There is an outcry in the streets concerning the wine;
All joy turns to gloom.
The gaiety of the earth is banished.

King James Version

There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.

Holman Bible

In the streets they cry for wine.
All joy grows dark;
earth’s rejoicing goes into exile.

International Standard Version

There is an outcry in the streets over wine; all cheer turns to gloom; the fun times of the earth are banished.

A Conservative Version

There is a crying in the streets because of the wine. All joy is darkened. The mirth of the land is gone.

American Standard Version

There is a crying in the streets because of the wine; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.

Amplified


There is an outcry in the streets concerning the wine;
All jubilation is darkened,
The joy of the earth is banished.

Darby Translation

There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone;

Julia Smith Translation

An outcry for wine in the streets; all joy grew dark, the exulting of the earth was carried into exile.

King James 2000

There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[there is] an outcry over the wine in the streets. All joy turns into {darkness}; the joy of the earth disappears.

Modern King James verseion

A crying for wine is in the streets; all joy is darkened, the gladness in the land has gone.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

In the streets shall there be lift up a cry because of wine, all men's cheer shall vanish away, and all joy of the earth shall pass.

NET Bible

They howl in the streets because of what happened to the wine; all joy turns to sorrow; celebrations disappear from the earth.

New Heart English Bible

There is a crying in the streets because of the wine. All joy is darkened. The mirth of the land is gone.

The Emphasized Bible

There is an outcry concerning wine in the streets, - Darkened is all joy, Departed the gladness of the earth.

Webster

There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.

World English Bible

There is a crying in the streets because of the wine. All joy is darkened. The mirth of the land is gone.

Youngs Literal Translation

A cry over the wine is in out-places, Darkened hath been all joy, Removed hath been the joy of the land.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
There is a crying
צוחה 
Ts@vachah 
Usage: 4

יין 
Yayin 
Usage: 140

in the streets
חץ חוּץ 
Chuwts 
Usage: 164

שׂמחה 
Simchah 
Usage: 93

ערב 
`arab 
Usage: 3

the mirth
משׂושׂ 
Masows 
Usage: 17

of the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

References

American

Context Readings

The Judgment On The Earth

10 The town is waste and broken down: every house is shut up, so that no man may come in. 11 There is a crying in the streets because of the wine; there is an end of all delight, the joy of the land is gone. 12 In the town all is waste, and in the public place is destruction.

Cross References

Proverbs 31:6

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

Isaiah 8:22

And he will be looking down on the earth, and there will be trouble and dark clouds, black night where there is no seeing.

Isaiah 9:19

The land was dark with the wrath of the Lord of armies: the people were like those who take men's flesh for food.

Isaiah 16:10

And all joy is gone; no longer are they glad for the fertile field; and in the vine-gardens there are no songs or sounds of joy: the crushing of grapes has come to an end, and its glad cry has been stopped.

Isaiah 24:7-9

The new wine is thin, the vine is feeble, and all the glad-hearted make sounds of grief.

Isaiah 32:13

And for the land of my people, where thorns will come up; even for all the houses of joy in the glad town.

Jeremiah 48:33

All joy is gone; no longer are they glad for the fertile field and for the land of Moab; I have made the wine come to an end from the crushing vessels: no longer will the grapes be crushed with the sound of glad voices.

Lamentations 5:14-15

The old men are no longer seated in the doorway, and the music of the young men has come to an end.

Hosea 7:14

And they have not made prayer to me in their hearts, but they make loud cries on their beds; they are cutting themselves for food and wine, they are turned against me.

Joel 1:15

Sorrow for the day! for the day of the Lord is near, and as destruction from the Ruler of all it will come.

Amos 5:16-20

So these are the words of the Lord, the God of armies, the Lord: There will be weeping in all the open spaces; and in all the streets they will say, Sorrow! sorrow! and they will get in the farmer to the weeping, and the makers of sad songs to give cries of grief.

Matthew 22:11-13

But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a guest's robe;

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.

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