Isaiah 5:11 meaning and explanation
Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.
Isaiah 5:11, Berean Standard Bible
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Isaiah is speaking to Judah in the eighth century BC, and this verse opens one of a series of “woes” pronounced on the wealthy and complacent in Jerusalem. The picture is of people whose whole day is shaped by drink: they start early and stay late, until the wine sets them ablaze.
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