Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

They do not drink wine with song;
Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

King James Version

They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

Holman Bible

They no longer sing and drink wine;
beer is bitter to those who drink it.

International Standard Version

No longer do they drink wine accompanied by singing; even beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.

A Conservative Version

They shall not drink wine with a song. Strong drink shall be bitter to those who drink it.

American Standard Version

They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

Amplified


They do not drink wine with a song;
Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

Bible in Basic English

There is no more drinking of wine with a song; strong drink will be bitter to those who take it.

Darby Translation

They do not drink wine with a song; strong drink is bitter to them that drink it.

Julia Smith Translation

They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to those drinking it

King James 2000

They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They do not drink wine with song; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

Modern King James verseion

They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to those who drink it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

there shall no more wine be drunk with mirth, the beer shall be bitter to them that drink it;

NET Bible

They no longer sing and drink wine; the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.

New Heart English Bible

They will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it.

The Emphasized Bible

With a song, they drink not wine, - Bitter is strong drink, to them who drink it:

Webster

They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

World English Bible

They will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it.

Youngs Literal Translation

With a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁתה 
Shathah 
Usage: 218

יין 
Yayin 
Usage: 140

with a song
שׁירה שׁיר 
Shiyr 
Usage: 90

שׁכר 
Shekar 
Usage: 23

שׁתה 
Shathah 
Usage: 218

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Watsons

Context Readings

The Judgment On The Earth

8 The joyful sound of tambourines ceases. The noise of revelers and the delight of the harp cease. 9 They do not drink wine with song;
Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
10 The ruined city lies desolate. The entrance to every house is barred and none may enter.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 9:7

Go your way, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart for God now accepts your works.

Isaiah 5:22

You are doomed! Heroes of the wine bottle! Brave and fearless when it comes to mixing drinks!

Psalm 69:12

Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

Isaiah 5:11-12

How horrible it will be for those who get up early in the morning to look for a drink and who sit up late at night until they are drunk from wine.

Isaiah 5:20

You are doomed! You call evil good and you call good evil. You turn darkness into light and light into darkness. You make what is bitter, sweet, and what is sweet you make bitter.

Amos 6:5-7

You sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and like David you improvise on musical instruments.

Amos 8:3

The songs of the Temple will be weeping in that day, said the Lord Jehovah: the dead bodies shall be many. They will observe silence in every place.

Amos 8:10

I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation (dirges). I will bring sackcloth on all loins and baldness on every head. I will make it as the mourning for an only son like the end of a bitter day.

Zechariah 9:15

Jehovah of Hosts will defend them! They will devour and trample on the sling stones. They will drink and be boisterous with the wine. They will be filled like the sacrificial basins by the corners of the altar.

Ephesians 5:18-19

Do not get drunk with wine, for that is a public act of violence, but be filled with the Spirit.

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