20 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

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Wine Is a Mocker

20 Wine (A)is a mocker,
Strong drink is a brawler,
And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.

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17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

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17 Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles,
And your (A)princes feast at the proper time—
For strength and not for drunkenness!

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11 Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

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11 (A)Woe to those who rise early in the morning,
That they may [a]follow intoxicating drink;
Who continue until night, till wine inflames them!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:11 pursue

22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

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22 Woe to men mighty at drinking wine,
Woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink,

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13 And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.

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13 But instead, joy and gladness,
Slaying oxen and killing sheep,
Eating meat and (A)drinking wine:
(B)“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

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But 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.

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But they also (A)have erred through wine,
And through intoxicating drink are out of the way;
(B)The priest and the prophet have erred through intoxicating drink,
They are swallowed up by wine,
They are out of the way through intoxicating drink;
They err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

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12 Come 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.

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12 “Come,” one says, “I will bring wine,
And we will fill ourselves with intoxicating (A)drink;
(B)Tomorrow will be (C)as today,
And much more abundant.”

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11 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.

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The Idolatry of Israel

11 “Harlotry, wine, and new wine (A)enslave the heart.

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