Isaiah 22:13

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“and behold, joy and gladness, killing cattle and killing sheep, eating meat and drinking wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die.””

— WEB

“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.”

— KJV

“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.”

— ASV

Cross-references

Related verses via the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Isaiah 56:12 "“Come,” say they, “I will get wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be as today, great beyond measure.”"
1 Corinthians 15:32 "If I fought with animals at Ephesus for human purposes, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, then “let us eat and drink, f…"
Luke 17:26-29 "As it was in the days of Noah, even so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man."
James 5:5 "You have lived in luxury on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter."
Isaiah 21:4-5 "My heart flutters. Horror has frightened me. The twilight that I desired has been turned into trembling for me."
Isaiah 5:22 "Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and champions at mixing strong drink;"
Isaiah 5:12 "The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; but they don’t respect the work of Yahweh, neither have they consi…"
Amos 6:3-7 "Those who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;"

Commentary

Notwithstanding Jehovah's "call to mourning" (Isa 22:12), many shall make the desperate state of affairs a reason for reckless revelry (Isa 5:11-12, Isa 5:14; Jer 18:12; Co1 15:32). In Isa 36:3, Isa 36:22; Isa 37:2, we find Shebna "a scribe," and no longer prefect of the palace ("over the household"), and Eliakim in that office, as is here foretold. Shebna is singled out as the subject of prophecy (the only instance of an individual being so in Isaiah), as being one of the irreligious faction that set at naught the prophet's warnings (Isa. 28:1-33:24); perhaps it was he who advised the temporary ignominious submission of Hezekiah to Sennacherib.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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