Common English Bible

Isaiah 24:7-12 Common English Bible (CEB)

7. The wine dries up;the vine withers;all the merry-hearted groan.

8. The joyous tambourines have ceased;the roar of partyers has stopped;the joyous harp has ceased.

9. No one drinks wine or sings;beer is bitter to its drinkers.

10. The town is in chaos, broken;every house is shut, without entrance.

11. There is a cry for wine in the streets.All joy has reached its dusk;happiness is exiled from the earth.

12. Ruin remains in the city,and the gate is battered to wreckage.