World English Bible

Isaiah 24:11

“There is a crying in the streets because of the wine. All joy is darkened. The mirth of the land is gone.”

Verse in context — Isaiah 24

They will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it.

The confused city is broken down. Every house is shut up, that no man may come in.

There is a crying in the streets because of the wine. All joy is darkened. The mirth of the land is gone.

The city is left in desolation, and the gate is struck with destruction.

For it will be so in the midst of the earth among the peoples, as the shaking of an olive tree, as the gleanings when the vintage is done.

Prophecies of judgment and hope, pointing to the coming Messiah.