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Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; who stay late into the night, until wine inflame them!
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A Sign of Deep Addiction
Commentators stress that this verse describes more than casual drinking. Rising early specifically to pursue alcohol was a sign of profound, habitual addiction. Scholars like John Calvin note this behavior was a monstrous perversion of the natural order, where mornings are for productive work. This all-day pursuit of intoxication indicated a life completely consumed by this vice.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Woe to them - The prophet, having denounced “avarice,” proceeds now to another vice: that of “intemperance, or dissipation.”
That …
19th Century
Anglican
Woe to them that rise up early. —The same class as in Isaiah 5:8 meets us under another aspect. In Judah, as elsewhere, t…
Baptist
The covetous man was intoxicated with greed. Here is a man intoxicated with strong drink. It is never too early, nor too late, for men who are carr…
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16th Century
Protestant
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning to follow strong drink. The Prophet does not aim at an enumeration of all the vices which …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning
To rise up early in the morning is healthful, and to rise to do bu…
Here is a woe to those who set their hearts on the wealth of the world. It is not that it is sinful for those who have a house and a field to purch…
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13th Century
Catholic
Woe to you that rise up early in the morning to follow drunkenness. Here he denounces their fault regarding the abuse of …
