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Isaiah 56:12

“Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֵתָ֥יוּ'e.Ta.yucomeH857 →
אֶקְחָה־'ek.chah-let me takeH3947 →
יַ֖יִןYa.yinwineH3196 →
וְנִסְבְּאָ֣הve.nis.be.'Ahand let us drinkH5433 →
שֵׁכָ֑רshe.Kharstrong drinkH7941 →
וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961 →
כָזֶה֙kha.Zehlike thisH2088 →
י֣וֹםYomdayH3117 →
מָחָ֔רma.ChartomorrowH4279 →
גָּד֖וֹלga.DolgreatH1419 →
יֶ֥תֶרYe.terabundanceH3499 →
מְאֹֽד׃me.'OdexceedinglyH3966 →

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Isaiah 22:13But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”Psalms 10:6He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”Proverbs 27:1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.Luke 12:19–20Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.Amos 6:3You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.Isaiah 5:22Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink,Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.1 Corinthians 15:32If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”Hosea 4:11Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding.Luke 12:45–46But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.Proverbs 23:35“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”Isaiah 28:7–8These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.Jeremiah 18:18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”Luke 21:34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.Titus 1:7As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.Amos 6:3–6You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.Amos 9:10All the sinners among My people will die by the sword—all those who say, ‘Disaster will never draw near or confront us.’”

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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