Add parallel Print Page Options

The people drink wine but without any singing;
    strong liquor tastes bitter to those who consume it.
10 The city is shattered and in a state of chaos;
    every house has its entrance barred.[a]
11 In the streets the people cry out for wine;
    no joy can be observed;
    happiness seems to have been banished from the land.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 24:10 A city in complete disorder and symbolically contrasted with the city of God.

No longer do they drink wine(A) with a song;
    the beer is bitter(B) to its drinkers.
10 The ruined city(C) lies desolate;(D)
    the entrance to every house is barred.
11 In the streets they cry out(E) for wine;(F)
    all joy turns to gloom,(G)
    all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.

Read full chapter