Isaiah 5:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

ה֕וֹי גִּבּוֹרִ֖ים לִשְׁתּ֣וֹת יָ֑יִן וְאַנְשֵׁי־חַ֖יִל לִמְסֹ֥ךְ שֵׁכָֽר׃

Transliteration

hôy the gibbôrîm for lištôt yāyin, and wəʾanšê-ḥayil for limsōk šēkār.

Grammar Details

*hôy*: interjection - woe
*gibbôrîm*: masculine plural adjective - mighty men
*lištôt*: preposition with qal infinitive construct - for drinking
*yāyin*: masculine singular noun - wine
*wə*: conjunction - and
*ʾanšê*: masculine plural construct - men of
*ḥayil*: masculine singular noun - strength/valor
*limsōk*: preposition with qal infinitive construct - for mixing
*šēkār*: masculine singular noun - strong drink

Word Meanings

*gibbôrîm*: mighty men/heroes/warriors
*ḥayil*: strength/valor/ability
*limsōk*: mixing/blending/diluting
*šēkār*: strong drink/intoxicating beverage

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 5:11 : 11 Woe 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!
Isa 28:7 : 7 And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
Hab 2:15 : 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!
Isa 56:12 : 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, [a day] great beyond measure.
Isa 28:1-3 : 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! 2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one; as a tempest of hail, a destroying storm, as a tempest of mighty waters overflowing, will he cast down to the earth with the hand. 3 The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot:
Prov 23:19-20 : 19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way. 20 Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Isa 5:11-12
2 verses
84%
11Woe 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!
12And the harp and the lute, the tabret and the pipe, and wine, are [in] their feasts; but they regard not the work of Jehovah, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.
Isa 5:20-21
2 verses
83%
20Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
21Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Hab 2:15
80%
15Woe 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!
Prov 20:1
79%
1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.
Isa 24:9
78%
9They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
Joel 1:5
78%
5Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and wail, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
Prov 31:4-7
4 verses
77%
4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes [to say], Where is strong drink?
5Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice [due] to any that is afflicted.
6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:
7Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.
Isa 28:7
76%
7And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
Isa 28:1
76%
1Woe 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!
Prov 23:29-31
3 verses
76%
29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?
30They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek out mixed wine.
31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:
Prov 4:17
75%
17For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.
Isa 56:12
75%
12Come ye, [say they], I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, [a day] great beyond measure.
Hab 2:5
74%
5Yea, moreover, wine is treacherous, a haughty man, that keepeth not at home; who enlargeth his desire as Sheol, and he is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all peoples.
Isa 51:21
74%
21Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but now with wine:
Isa 29:9
74%
9Tarry ye and wonder; take your pleasure and be blind: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
Prov 23:20-21
2 verses
74%
20Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:
21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe [a man] with rags.
Isa 5:23
73%
23that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Amos 5:11
72%
11Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.
Mic 2:11
72%
11If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood do lie, [saying], I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
Isa 1:22
71%
22Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water.
Ps 75:8
71%
8For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and the wine foameth; It is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same: Surely the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them.
Hos 4:11
71%
11Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.
Isa 5:18
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18Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and sin as it were with a cart rope;
Isa 10:1
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1Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers that write perverseness;
Job 24:11
70%
11They make oil within the walls of these men; They tread [their] winepresses, and suffer thirst.
Dan 5:4
70%
4They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
1 Thess 5:7
70%
7For they that sleep sleep in the night: and they that are drunken are drunken in the night.
Amos 6:1
70%
1Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!
Job 12:25
70%
25They grope in the dark without light; And he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
Jer 25:15-16
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15For thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto me: take this cup of the wine of wrath at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.
16And they shall drink, and reel to and fro, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.
Isa 22:13
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13and 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.
Amos 2:8
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8and they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined.
Ps 107:27
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27They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end.
Hos 7:5
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5On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers.
1 Tim 5:23
70%
23Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
Hab 2:12
70%
12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
Amos 6:6
70%
6that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
Nah 1:10
69%
10For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly as dry stubble.
Jer 13:13
69%
13Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
Jer 25:28
69%
28And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thy hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Ye shall surely drink.