Isaiah 5:11

¶ Woe vnto them that rise vp earely in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, that continue vntill night, till wine enflame them.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue strong drink, Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!
- American Standard Version (1901)

Cursed are those who get up early in the morning to give themselves up to strong drink; who keep on drinking far into the night till they are heated with wine!
- Basic English Bible

Woe unto them that, rising early in the morning, run after strong drink; that linger till twilight, [till] wine inflameth them!
- Darby Bible

Woe to them that rise early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflameth them!
- Webster's Bible

Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them!
- World English Bible

Wo [to] those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them!
- Youngs Literal Bible

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Isaiah 5:11

5:9 In mine ears - I heard God speak what I am about to utter.

5:10 One bath - Of wine. The bath contained about eight gallons. Thus an acre did not yield one gallon. An ephah - Which was of the same quantity with the bath, only the bath was the measure of liquid things, the ephah of dry things; and a ephah was the tenth part of an homer. So instead of the increase which that fruitful land commonly yielded, they should loose nine parts of their seed.

5:12 The harp - They give up themselves wholly to luxury. The work - What God hath lately done, and is yet doing, and about to do among them; his grievous judgments, partly inflicted, and partly threatened, which required another course of life.

5:13 No knowledge - No serious consideration of God's works, and of their own duty and danger. Honourable men - Who thought themselves quite out of the reach of famine.