Isaiah 22:13

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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!””

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Read Isaiah 22:13 in the flow of Isaiah22 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Isaiah22 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“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!””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and, behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And lo, joy and gladness, slaying of oxen, And slaughtering of sheep, Eating of flesh, and drinking of wine, Eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 22:13 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 5:11Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.
  2. Isaiah 5:12At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
  3. Isaiah 5:22Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink,
  4. Isaiah 21:4My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.
  5. Isaiah 28:7These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.
  6. Isaiah 56:12“Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”
  7. Amos 6:3You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.
  8. Luke 17:26Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
  9. 1 Corinthians 15:32If 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.”
  10. James 5:5You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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