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The new wine evaporates;
    the vine and the oil[a] dry up;
        all the merrymakers groan.

“The celebrations of the tambourine have ended,
    the noise of the jubilant has stopped,
        and the mirth that the harp produces has ended.
No longer do they drink wine
    accompanied by singing;
        even beer[b] tastes bitter to those who drink it.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 24:7 So 4QIsac; 1QIsaa MT LXX lack and the oil
  2. Isaiah 24:9 Or and strong drink