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No more will they drink wine with a song; strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it.

10 The wasted city of emptiness and confusion is broken down; every house is shut up so that no one may enter.

11 There is crying in the streets for wine; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is banished and gone into captivity.

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No longer do they drink wine(A) with a song;
    the beer is bitter(B) to its drinkers.
10 The ruined city(C) lies desolate;(D)
    the entrance to every house is barred.
11 In the streets they cry out(E) for wine;(F)
    all joy turns to gloom,(G)
    all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.

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