Holy Scripture
Isaiah 24:8
A church father on this verse
“(Verse 7 and following) The grape harvest has failed, the vine is weakened, all those who rejoiced in their hearts have sighed. The joy of the tambourines has ceased, the sound of the rejoicers has quieted, the sweetness of the lyre has been silenced, as those who do not drink wine with singing, bitter will be the dri…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
8The mirth of timbrels has ceased, the sound of the harp has ceased.
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6Therefore a curse shall consume the earth, because the inhabitants thereof have sinned: therefore the dwellers in the earth shall be poor, and few men shall be left.
7The wine shall mourn, the vine shall mourn, all the merry-hearted shall sigh.
— Isaiah 24:8 —
9They are ashamed, they have not drunk wine; strong drink has become bitter to them that drink it.
10All the city has become desolate: one shall shut his house so that none shall enter.