Parallel Verses
Amplified
They do not drink wine with a song;
Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
Holman Bible
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.
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
Marar
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 24:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Judgment On The Earth
8
The mirth of the timbrels (tambourines) ceases,
The noise of those who rejoice ends,
The joy of the harp ceases.
They do not drink wine with a song;
Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
The city of chaos is broken down;
Every house is shut up so that no one may enter.
Phrases
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 9:7
Go your way, eat your bread with joy and drink your wine with a cheerful heart [if you are righteous, wise, and in the hands of God]; for God has already approved and accepted your works.
Isaiah 5:22
Woe (judgment is coming) to those who are heroes at drinking wine
And men of strength in mixing intoxicating drinks,
Psalm 69:12
They who sit in the [city’s] gate talk about me and mock me,
And I am the song of the drunkards.
Isaiah 5:11-12
Woe (judgment is coming) to those who rise early in the morning to pursue intoxicating drink,
Who stay up late in the night till wine inflames them!
Isaiah 5:20
Woe (judgment is coming) to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;
Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
Amos 6:5-7
Who improvise to the sound of the harp—
Like David they have composed songs for themselves—
Amos 8:3
In that day, the songs of the palace shall turn to wailing,” says the Lord God. “There will be many dead bodies; in [sacred] silence they will throw them everywhere.”
Amos 8:10
“And I shall turn your festivals and feasts into mourning
And all your songs into dirges (funeral poems to be sung);
And I shall cause sackcloth to be put on everyone’s
And baldness on every head [shaved for mourning].
And I shall make that time like a time of mourning for an only son [who has died],
And the end of it shall be like a bitter day.
Zechariah 9:15
The Lord of hosts shall defend and protect them;
And they will devour [the enemy] and trample down the slingstones [that have missed their mark],
And they will drink [of victory] and be boisterous as with wine;
And they shall be filled like sacrificial bowls [used to catch the blood],
Drenched like the corners of the [sacrificial] altar.
Ephesians 5:18-19
Do not get drunk with wine, for that is wickedness (corruption, stupidity), but be filled with the [Holy] Spirit and constantly guided by Him.