Isaiah 56:12
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Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.“Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”
In other translations
Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.“Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”
Hebrew words
אֵתָיוּ'etayucomeH857אֶקְחָה־'ekchah-let me takeH3947יַיִןyayinwineH3196וְנִסְבְּאָהvenisbe'ahand let us drinkH5433שֵׁכָרshekharstrong drinkH7941וְהָיָהvehayahand it will beH1961כָזֶהkhazehlike thisH2088יוֹםyomdayH3117מָחָרmachartomorrowH4279גָּדוֹלgadolgreatH1419יֶתֶרyeterabundanceH3499מְאֹד׃me'odexceedinglyH3966
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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