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Read Full Chapter (Isaiah 24) Isaiah 24:9 KJV
"They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it."
Isaiah Chapter 24, Verse 9
Isaiah 24:9 in Context (Verses 6–12 KJV)
6
Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
7
The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
8
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
9
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
10
The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
11
There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
12
In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.