22Woe to the mighty to drink wine, And men of strength to mingle strong drink.


In Context

19 Who are saying, 'Let Him hurry, Let Him hasten His work, that we may see, And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel Draw near and come, and we know.'

20 Woe to those saying to evil 'good,' And to good 'evil,' Putting darkness for light, and light for darkness, Putting bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.

21 Woe to the wise in their own eyes, And — before their own faces — intelligent!

22 Woe to the mighty to drink wine, And men of strength to mingle strong drink.

23 Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside from him.

24 Therefore, as a tongue of fire devoureth stubble, And flaming hay falleth, Their root is as muck, And their flower as dust goeth up. Because they have rejected the law of Jehovah of Hosts, And the saying of the Holy One of Israel despised.

Isaiah 5:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:22Woe unto [them that are] mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:22Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:22Woe to you that are mighty to drink wine, and stout men at drunkenness.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:22Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:22Woe unto them that are mighty for drinking wine, and men valiant to mix strong drink;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:22Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:22Woe to them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:22Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and champions at mixing strong drink;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:22Woe to them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: