Isaiah 5:11
What does Isaiah 5:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 5:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!
KJV
King James Version · 1611Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Cursed are those who get up early in the morning to give themselves up to strong drink; who keep on drinking far into the night till they are heated with wine!
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Woe <FI>to<Fi> those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them!
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Woe to you that rise up early in the morning to follow drunkenness, and to drink in the evening, to be inflamed with wine.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Woe unto them that, rising early in the morning, run after strong drink; that linger till twilight, [till] wine inflameth them!
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6
so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober.
- Isaiah 28:1
Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine!
- Habakkuk 2:15
Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, to thee that addest thy venom, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
- Romans 13:13
Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.
- Proverbs 23:29
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?
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