He gives them security, and they are supported; and his eyes are upon their ways.
Isaiah 56:12 - Revised Standard Version “Come,” they say, “let us get wine, let us fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be like this day, great beyond measure.” Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Come, say they, We will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink! And tomorrow shall be as this day, a day great beyond measure. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible “Come! I’ll get some wine! Let’s drink beer! Tomorrow will be like today, or even much better.” Catholic Public Domain Version "Come, let us take wine, and be filled by inebriation. And as it is today, so shall it be tomorrow and for a long time." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Come, let us take wine, and be filled with drunkenness: and it shall be as to-day, so also to-morrow, and much more. |
He gives them security, and they are supported; and his eyes are upon their ways.
He thinks in his heart, “I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity.”
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
“They struck me,” you will say, “but I was not hurt; they beat me, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake? I will seek another drink.”
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God;
Woe to those who rise early in the morning, that they may run after strong drink, who tarry late into the evening till wine inflames them!
They have lyre and harp, timbrel and flute and wine at their feasts; but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord, or see the work of his hands.
Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, and valiant men in mixing strong drink,
Then they said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not heed any of his words.”
“Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are in the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their husbands, ‘Bring, that we may drink!’
“But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a snare;
What do I gain if, humanly speaking, I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
For a bishop, as God's steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,