Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageCome on,' they say, 'let's get wine and drink our fill of beer! Tomorrow will be just like today — even greater, even more!'
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GCome!' they say, 'I will fetch wine and we will gorge on strong drink — and tomorrow will be like today, or greater still, exceedingly so!'
KJV
King James VersionCome ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
BSB
Berean Standard Bible“Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”
Footnotes
*Shechar* (strong drink/beer) was a fermented grain beverage distinct from *yayin* (wine) — together they represent the full spectrum of intoxicants available. The leaders' toast is a grotesque parody of prophetic confidence: while true prophets announce YHWH's imminent day of salvation (v. 1), these pseudo-shepherds announce only another day of indulgence. The phrase echoes Amos 6:1–6, where the complacent elite drink wine from bowls while the nation unravels. The sudden shift into first-person speech ('Come, I will fetch wine') gives the verse a vivid dramatic quality, as if overhearing the leaders' private carousing. FOG renders it as dramatic monologue; FOG Message uses the collective 'let's' throughout.
