Isaiah 56:12 ““Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorr…”

Isaiah 56:12

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

“Come,” they say, “I will get wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be as today, great beyond measure.”

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Come, I wil bring wine, and we wil fill our selues with strong drinke, and to morowe shalbe as this day, and much more abundant.

Darby Translation

Come, [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.

Young's Literal Translation

'Come ye, I take wine, And we drink, quaff strong drink, And as this day hath been to-morrow, Great — exceeding abundant!'

Bible in Basic English

Come, they say, I will get wine, and we will take strong drink in full measure; and tomorrow will be like today, full of pleasure.

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Cross references

“I will”

Isaiah 5:22 Hosea 4:11 Amos 6:3–6 Luke 21:34 Titus 1:7 Matthew 24:49–51

Isaiah 5:22 · BSB

Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink,

Hosea 4:11 · BSB

to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding.

Amos 6:3–6 · BSB

You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.

Luke 21:34 · BSB

But 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 1:7 · BSB

As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.

Matthew 24:49–51 · BSB

And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.

“to morrow”

Psalm 10:6 Proverbs 27:1 Proverbs 23:35 1 Corinthians 15:32 Jeremiah 18:18 Isaiah 22:13

Psalm 10:6 · BSB

He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”

Proverbs 27:1 · BSB

Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

Proverbs 23:35 · BSB

“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?”

1 Corinthians 15:32 · BSB

If 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.”

Jeremiah 18:18 · BSB

Then 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 word…

Isaiah 22:13 · BSB

But 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!”

Also

Isaiah 5:11

Isaiah 5:11 · BSB

Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:

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