Isaiah 22:13and behold, joy and gladness, killing cattle and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die."
The setting
Jerusalem, 701 BC. While God calls for mourning, the people throw parties instead. They slaughter cattle and sheep for feasts, convinced they'll die anyway when Assyria attacks Jerusalem, Israel...
The emotion here: disgusted by people's callous response to divine warning
The original word
machar (מָחָר) — tomorrow, the coming day that brings inevitable death
Why it matters
This phrase became so famous Paul quoted it 700 years later in his resurrection argument
Read with care
What most readers miss in Isaiah 22:13
They're not celebrating life - they're celebrating because they've given up on life
Common misconceptionPeople quote this as permission to enjoy life, but it's actually describing the despair of those who don't believe God can save them.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Isaiah 22:13
Bible Genome reading
Isaiah 22:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Isaiah 22:13 comes from the book of Isaiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Isaiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include hedonism, judgment, death. Notable phrases: eat and drink for tomorrow we die. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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