Isaiah 5:22

King James 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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King James 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 continue until night, till wine inflame them!
Isa 28:7 : 7 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.
Hab 2:15 : 15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, 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, and much more abundant.
Isa 28:1-3 : 1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! 2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand. 3 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:
Prov 23:19-20 : 19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

Similar Verses (AI)

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Isa 5:11-12
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11Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
12And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
Isa 5:20-21
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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
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15Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
Prov 20:1
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1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Isa 24:9
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9They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
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5Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
Prov 31:4-7
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4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
5Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
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Isa 28:7
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7But 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.
Isa 28:1
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1Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
Prov 23:29-31
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29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
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Prov 4:17
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Isa 56:12
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Hab 2:5
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Isa 51:21
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Isa 29:9
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Prov 23:20-21
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20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
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Isa 5:23
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23Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
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Mic 2:11
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Isa 1:22
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Ps 75:8
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11Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
Isa 5:18
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Amos 6:1
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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 the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.
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Isa 22:13
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Amos 2:8
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Ps 107:27
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Hos 7:5
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1 Tim 5:23
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Hab 2:12
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12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
Amos 6:6
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Nah 1:10
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10For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
Jer 13:13
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13Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, 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
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28And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink.