It is not for kings, Lemuel—
    it is not for kings to drink wine,(A)
    not for rulers to crave beer,

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It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

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(A)It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
It is not for kings to drink wine,
Nor for princes intoxicating drink;

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11 “But as for you who forsake(A) the Lord
    and forget my holy mountain,(B)
who spread a table for Fortune
    and fill bowls of mixed wine(C) for Destiny,

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11 But ye are they that forsake the Lord, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.

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11 “But you are those who forsake the Lord,
Who forget (A)My holy mountain,
Who prepare (B)a table for [a]Gad,
And who furnish a drink offering for [b]Meni.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 65:11 Lit. Troop or Fortune; a pagan deity
  2. Isaiah 65:11 Lit. Number or Destiny; a pagan deity

18 The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven.(A) They pour out drink offerings(B) to other gods to arouse(C) my anger.

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18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

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18 (A)The children gather wood, the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the queen of heaven; and they (B)pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke Me to anger.

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