Isaiah 5:11

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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 inflames them!

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Jerusalem is not named in Isaiah 5:11, but the wider oracle addresses Judah and Jerusalem as God’s vineyard. The warning against early drinking and revelry exposes the moral complacency of the covenant community, whose leaders and people were ignoring the Lord’s works and coming judgment.

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Isaiah 5:11 mentions Jerusalem.

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