Isaiah 51:21

51:20 Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.

Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:

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Therefore now hear this, you afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:

Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:

Therefore hear now this, you afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:

51:22 Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

What does Isaiah 51:21 mean?

Isaiah 51:21 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ), עָנִי (ʻânîy), שָׁכַר (shâkar).

Hebrew interlinear

Therefore

hearשָׁמַעshâmaʻ/shaw-mah'/H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

now

this,

thou

afflicted,עָנִיʻânîy/aw-nee'/H6041depressed, in mind or circumstances

and

drunken,שָׁכַרshâkar/shaw-kar'/H7937to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with astimulating drink or (figuratively) influence

but

not

with

wine:יַיִןyayin/yah'-yin/H3196wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication

Topics

Drunkenness Jews, the

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 51:21.

1 Samuel 1:14

And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

Genesis 9:21

And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 51:21 say?

Isaiah 51:21 (King James Version) reads: "Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:"

Is Isaiah 51:21 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 51:21 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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