Isaiah 22:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But behold, there is joy and gladness—killing cattle and slaughtering sheep, eating meat and drinking wine—saying, 'Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

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

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and behold, joy{H8342} and gladness,{H8057} slaying{H2026} oxen{H1241} and killing{H7819} sheep,{H6629} eating{H398} flesh{H1320} and drinking{H8354} wine:{H3196} let us eat{H398} and drink,{H8354} for to-morrow{H4279} we shall die.{H4191}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And behold joy{H8342} and gladness{H8057}, slaying{H2026}{(H8800)} oxen{H1241}, and killing{H7819}{(H8800)} sheep{H6629}, eating{H398}{(H8800)} flesh{H1320}, and drinking{H8354}{(H8800)} wine{H3196}: let us eat{H398}{(H8800)} and drink{H8354}{(H8800)}; for to morrow{H4279} we shall die{H4191}{(H8799)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But they to fulfil their lust and wilfulnes, slaugter oxe, they kyll shepe, they eate costly meate, & drynke wyne: let vs eate and drinke, tomorow we shal die.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And beholde, ioy and gladnes, slaying oxen and killing sheepe, eating flesh, & drinking wine, eating and drinking: for to morowe we shall die.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And beholde they haue ioy and gladnesse, slaying oxen, and kyllyng sheepe, eatyng fleshe, and drynkyng wine: Let vs eate and drynke, for to morowe we shall dye.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and behold, joy and gladness, killing oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall die.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And lo, joy and gladness, slaying of oxen, And slaughtering of sheep, Eating of flesh, and drinking of wine, Eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But in place of these there was joy and delight, oxen and sheep were being made ready for food, there was feasting and drinking: men said, Now is the time for food and wine, for tomorrow death comes.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and behold, joy and gladness, killing cattle and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But look, there is outright celebration! You say,“Kill the ox and slaughter the sheep, eat meat and drink wine. Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 56:12 : 12 "Come," they say, "let us fetch wine and drink our fill of strong drink! Tomorrow will be like today, or even far better."
  • 1 Cor 15:32 : 32 If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus merely from a human point of view, what benefit is that to me? If the dead are not raised, 'Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.'
  • Luke 17:26-29 : 26 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 People were eating, drinking, marrying, and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, 29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
  • Jas 5:5 : 5 You have lived luxuriously on the earth and indulged yourselves. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
  • Amos 6:3-7 : 3 You push away the day of disaster and bring near a reign of violence. 4 You lie on beds inlaid with ivory and lounge on your couches. You dine on choice lambs from the flock and fattened calves from the stall. 5 You strum away on your harps like David and fashion instruments for music. 6 You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph. 7 Therefore, you will be among the first to go into exile, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.
  • Isa 5:12 : 12 They have harps and lyres, tambourines and flutes, and wine at their banquets, but they pay no attention to the deeds of the Lord or consider the work of His hands.
  • Isa 5:22 : 22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and valiant at mixing strong drink,
  • Isa 21:4-5 : 4 My heart staggers; terror overwhelms me. The twilight I longed for has been turned into trembling for me. 5 Prepare the table, set a watchman in the watchtower, eat and drink. Rise up, you princes, and anoint the shield!
  • Isa 28:7-8 : 7 But these also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are confused by wine, they stagger because of strong drink—they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. 8 All the tables are full of vomit and filth; there is no clean place left.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 12 "Come," they say, "let us fetch wine and drink our fill of strong drink! Tomorrow will be like today, or even far better."

  • 12 In that day the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, called you to weeping, wailing, shaving your heads, and wearing sackcloth.

  • 14 The LORD of Hosts has revealed in my hearing: 'Surely this iniquity will not be atoned for you until you die,' says the Lord, the LORD of Hosts.

  • 15 So I praised enjoyment, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat, drink, and be glad. This will accompany them in their toil through the days of life that God has given them under the sun.

  • Joel 1:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15 Alas for the day! For the day of the Lord is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

    16 Isn’t the food cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?

  • 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us eat and celebrate!

  • 7 Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a glad heart, for God has already approved your works.

  • 6 On this mountain, the LORD of hosts will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine—the best of meats and the finest of wines.

  • 19 You will eat fat until you are satisfied and drink blood until you are drunk, from the sacrifice that I have prepared for you.

  • Jer 16:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8 Do not enter a house where feasting is taking place to sit with them, to eat and drink.

    9 For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to silence in this place—in your sight and in your days—the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bridegroom and the bride.

  • 5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you wine drinkers, because of the fresh wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.

  • 5 What will you do on the day of your appointed festival, on the day of the LORD’s feast?

  • 11 In the streets, there is an outcry over the wine; all joy turns dark, and the gladness of the earth departs.

  • 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take it easy, eat, drink, and be merry.”'

  • 39 While they are heated up, I will prepare their feast and make them drunk, so they will revel and then sleep a perpetual sleep, never to wake up, declares the Lord.

  • 10 Nehemiah said, 'Go and celebrate with rich foods and sweet drinks, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.'

  • Isa 5:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning to chase after strong drink, and who continue into the evening, inflamed by wine.

    12 They have harps and lyres, tambourines and flutes, and wine at their banquets, but they pay no attention to the deeds of the Lord or consider the work of His hands.

  • Jer 25:26-27
    2 verses
    70%

    26 And all the kings of the north, near and far, one after another—all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. And after them, the king of Sheshach will drink.

    27 Then say to them: This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'Drink, get drunk, and vomit; fall and do not rise, because of the sword I am sending among you.'

  • 5 You have lived luxuriously on the earth and indulged yourselves. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

  • 22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and valiant at mixing strong drink,

  • 15 Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor, pouring out your wrath and making him drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!

  • Jer 13:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    12 Say this to them: 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Every jar will be filled with wine.' And if they say to you, 'Do we not know that every jar will be filled with wine?'

    13 Then you shall say to them, ‘This is what the LORD says: Behold, I am about to fill all the inhabitants of this land, the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the people of Jerusalem with drunkenness.

  • Isa 24:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7 The new wine dries up, the vine withers, and all the merry-hearted groan.

    8 The joy of tambourines ceases, the noise of revelers stops, and the joyful sound of the harp is silenced.

  • 16 Just as you drank on my holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually; they will drink and gulp down and be as though they had never been.

  • 26 Then you may spend the money on whatever you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or whatever you wish. You shall eat there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice, you and your household.

  • 6 Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are bitter of heart.

  • 13 Put on sackcloth and mourn, you priests; wail, you ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, you who minister to my God, for grain offerings and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God.

  • 13 One day, while Job's sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine at the home of their oldest brother,

  • 7 Therefore, you will be among the first to go into exile, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.

  • 13 The young women will rejoice and dance, and the young men and the old together. I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them and give them gladness in place of sorrow.

  • 21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz! But to you also the cup will pass; you will become drunk and strip yourself naked.

  • 13 Now listen, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.'

  • 12 Then all the people went to eat, drink, send portions of food, and celebrate with great joy because they understood the words that had been made known to them.

  • 13 And also that every person should eat, drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God.

  • 10 'I will turn your festivals into mourning and all your songs into lamentation; I will cover everyone's waists with sackcloth and shave every head bald. I will make it like mourning for an only son and its end like a bitter day.'

  • 32 If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus merely from a human point of view, what benefit is that to me? If the dead are not raised, 'Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.'

  • 6 And when you eat and when you drink, aren’t you eating and drinking for yourselves?

  • 18 Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and enables them to enjoy it, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God.

  • Eccl 2:24-25
    2 verses
    68%

    24 There is nothing better for a person than to eat and drink and find enjoyment in their work. This too, I realized, is from the hand of God.

    25 For who can eat or who can enjoy life apart from Him?

  • 33 Joy and gladness have been taken from the fertile fields and the land of Moab. I have stopped the wine flowing from the presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy. There is no joyful shouting.

  • 4 You lie on beds inlaid with ivory and lounge on your couches. You dine on choice lambs from the flock and fattened calves from the stall.

  • 13 Their wealth will become plunder, and their houses a desolation. They will build houses but not live in them, and they will plant vineyards but not drink their wine.

  • 12 The time has come, the day has arrived. Let not the buyer rejoice nor the seller mourn, for wrath is upon the whole crowd.