KJV King James Version
Woe unto [them that are] mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
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Isaiah 5:22
Woe unto [them that are] mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink,
WEB World English Bible
Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and champions at mixing strong drink;
ASV American Standard Version
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Woe to the mighty to drink wine, And men of strength to mingle strong drink.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 5
19 That say, Let him make speed, [and] hasten his work, that we may see [it]: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know [it]!
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!
21 Woe unto [them that are] wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
22 Woe unto [them that are] mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
24 Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, [so] their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
25 Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases [were] torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand [is] stretched out still.
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Isaiah 5:11Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, [that] they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, [till] wine inflame them!Habakkuk 2:15Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to [him], and makest [him] drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!Isaiah 28:7But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble [in] judgment.Isaiah 56:12Come ye, [say they], I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, [and] much more abundant.Proverbs 23:19-20Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.Isaiah 28:1-3Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty [is] a fading flower, which [are] on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
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