Hosea 4:11

Judgment of Pagan Idolatry and Cultic Prostitution

4:11 Old and new wine

take away the understanding of my people. ¹ 

Isaiah 24:7-9

24:7 The new wine dries up,

the vines shrivel up,

all those who like to celebrate ²  groan.

24:8 The happy sound ³  of the tambourines stops,

the revelry of those who celebrate comes to a halt,

the happy sound of the harp ceases.

24:9 They no longer sing and drink wine; ⁴ 

the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.

[4:11]  ¹ tn Heb “take away the heart of my people.” The present translation assumes that the first word of v. 12 in the Hebrew text is to be construed with the noun at the end of v. 11 (so also TEV, CEV, NLT).

[24:7]  ² tn The Hebrew text reads literally, “all the joyful in heart,” but the context specifies the context as parties and drinking bouts.

[24:8]  ³ tn Heb “the joy” (again later in this verse).

[24:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “with a song they do not drink wine.”