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The new wine ·will be bad [dries up; or mourns], and the grapevines will ·die [wither; or languish].
    ·People who were happy [Revelers; Merrymakers] will ·be sad [groan; sigh].
The ·happy music [joy; mirth] of the tambourines will end.
    The happy sounds of ·wild parties [revelry] will stop.
    The joyful music from the harps will ·end [cease].
People will no longer sing while they drink their wine.
    The ·beer [T strong drink; C alcoholic beverage made from grain] will taste bitter to those who drink it.

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The new wine dries up(A) and the vine withers;(B)
    all the merrymakers groan.(C)
The joyful timbrels(D) are stilled,
    the noise(E) of the revelers(F) has stopped,
    the joyful harp(G) is silent.(H)
No longer do they drink wine(I) with a song;
    the beer is bitter(J) to its drinkers.

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