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11 Ah! Those who rise early in the morning,
    they pursue strong drink.
Those who linger in the evening,
    wine inflames them.
12 And there will be lyre and harp,
    tambourine and flute,
    and wine at their feasts,
but they do not look at the deeds[a] of Yahweh,
    and they do not see the work of his hands.
13 Therefore my people will go into exile without knowledge,
and their[b] nobles[c] will be men of hunger,
and their[d] multitude is parched with thirst.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:12 Hebrew “deed”
  2. Isaiah 5:13 Hebrew “its”
  3. Isaiah 5:13 Hebrew “noble”
  4. Isaiah 5:13 Hebrew “its”

11 Woe(A) to those who rise early in the morning
    to run after their drinks,
who stay up late at night
    till they are inflamed with wine.(B)
12 They have harps and lyres at their banquets,
    pipes(C) and timbrels(D) and wine,
but they have no regard(E) for the deeds of the Lord,
    no respect for the work of his hands.(F)
13 Therefore my people will go into exile(G)
    for lack of understanding;(H)
those of high rank(I) will die of hunger
    and the common people will be parched with thirst.(J)

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