Isaiah 24:9 · KJV
“They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.”
— Isaiah 24:9
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
Isaiah 24 — Context
The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
8The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
9They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
10The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
11{There is} a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
Cross References
Isaiah 5:22
Woe unto {them that are} mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Ecclesiastes 9:7
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
Psalms 69:12
They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I {was} the song of the drunkards. {drunkards: Heb. drinkers of strong drink}
Amos 6:5-7
That chant to the sound of the viol, {and} invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; {chant: or, quaver}
Ephesians 5:18-19
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Amos 8:10
And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only {son}, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
Isaiah 5:20
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! {call...: Heb. say concerning evil, It is good, etc}
Amos 8:3
And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: {there shall be} many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast {them} forth with silence. {shall be howlings: Heb. shall howl} {with...: Heb. be silent}