Lexicon :: Strong's H3196 - yayin

At that time I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath. They were also bringing in stores of grain and loading them on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought to Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.

Drinks were served in an array of gold goblets, each with a different design. Royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.

While drinking the[fn] wine, the king asked Esther, “Whatever you ask will be given to you. Whatever you want, even to half the kingdom, will be done.”

Once again, on the second day while drinking wine, the king asked Esther, “Queen Esther, whatever you ask will be given to you. Whatever you seek, even to half the kingdom, will be done.”

One day when Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

My heart[fn] is like unvented wine;

it is about to burst like new wineskins.

You have made your people suffer hardship;

you have given us wine to drink

that made us stagger.

For there is a cup in the LORD’s hand,

full of wine blended with spices, and he pours from it.

All the wicked of the earth will drink,

draining it to the dregs.

The Lord awoke as if from sleep,

like a warrior from the effects of wine.

wine that makes human hearts glad —

making his face shine with oil —

and bread that sustains human hearts.

They eat the bread of wickedness

and drink the wine of violence.

She has prepared her meat; she has mixed her wine;

she has also set her table.

Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler;

whoever goes astray[fn] because of them is not wise.

The one who loves pleasure will become poor;

whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.

Don’t associate with those who drink too much wine

or with those who gorge themselves on meat.

It is not for kings, Lemuel,

it is not for kings to drink wine

or for rulers to desire beer.

I explored with my mind the pull of wine on my body ​— ​my mind still guiding me with wisdom — and how to grasp folly, until I could see what is good for people to do under heaven[fn] during the few days of their lives.

Go, eat your bread with pleasure, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already accepted your works.

A feast is prepared for laughter,

and wine makes life happy,

and money[fn] is the answer for everything.

Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!

For your caresses[fn] are more delightful than wine.

He brought me to the banquet hall,[fn]

and he looked on me with love.[fn]

How delightful your caresses are, my sister, my bride.

Your caresses are much better than wine,

and the fragrance of your perfume than any balsam.

I have come to my garden ​— ​my sister, my bride.

I gather[fn] my myrrh with my spices.

I eat my honeycomb with my honey.

I drink my wine with my milk.

Eat, friends!

Drink, be intoxicated with caresses![fn]

Your mouth[fn] is like fine wine —

flowing smoothly for my love,

gliding past my lips and teeth![fn]

I would lead you, I would take you,

to the house of my mother who taught me.[fn]

I would give you spiced wine to drink

from the juice of my pomegranate.

Woe to those who rise early in the morning

in pursuit of beer,

who linger into the evening,

inflamed by wine.

Joy and rejoicing have been removed from the orchard;

no one is singing or shouting for joy in the vineyards.

No one tramples grapes[fn] in the winepresses.

I have put an end to the shouting.

But look: joy and gladness,

butchering of cattle, slaughtering of sheep and goats,

eating of meat, and drinking of wine —

“Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we die! ”

They no longer sing and drink wine;

beer is bitter to those who drink it.

Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards,

and to the fading flower of its beautiful splendor,

which is on the summit above the rich valley.

Woe to those overcome with wine.

Stop and be astonished;

blind yourselves and be blind!

They are drunk,[fn] but not with wine;

they stagger,[fn] but not with beer.

So listen to this, suffering

and drunken one ​— ​but not with wine.

“Come, everyone who is thirsty,

come to the water;

and you without silver,

come, buy, and eat!

Come, buy wine and milk

without silver and without cost!

“Come, let me get some wine,

let’s guzzle some beer;

and tomorrow will be like today,

only far better! ”

“Say this to them: ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Every jar should be filled with wine.’ Then they will respond to you, ‘Don’t we know that every jar should be filled with wine? ’

Concerning the prophets:

My heart is broken within me,

and all my bones tremble.

I have become like a drunkard,

like a man overcome by wine,

because of the LORD,

because of his holy words.

This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from my hand and make all the nations to whom I am sending you drink from it.