He gives them a sense of security, so they can rely on it, but his eyes watch over their ways.
Isaiah 56:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Come, let me get some wine, let’s guzzle some beer; and tomorrow will be like today, only far better! ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 a sense of security, so they can rely on it, but his eyes watch over their ways.
Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler; whoever goes astray because of them is not wise.
‘They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I didn’t know it! When will I wake up? I’ll look for another drink.’
Don’t boast about tomorrow, for you don’t know what a day might bring.
There is nothing better for a person than to eat, drink, and enjoy , his work. I have seen that even this is from God’s hand,
Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of beer, who linger into the evening, inflamed by wine.
At their feasts they have lyre, harp, tambourine, flute, and wine. They do not perceive the Lord’s actions, and they do not see the work of his hands.
Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, who are champions at pouring beer,
Then certain ones said, ‘Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will never be lost from the priest, or counsel from the wise, or a word from the prophet. Come, let’s denounce him and pay no attention to all his words.’
Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who are on the hill of Samaria, women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to their husbands, ‘Bring us something to drink.’
For they will be consumed like entangled thorns, like the drink of a drunkard and like straw that is fully dry.
‘Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly
If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus as a mere man, what good did that do me? If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. ,
As an overseer of God’s household, he must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not an excessive drinker, not a bully, not greedy for money,