Isaiah 5:18–23
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18Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity,
And msin as it were with a cart rope:
19nThat say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work,
That we may see it:
And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come,
That we may know it!
20Woe unto them †that call evil good, and good evil;
oThat put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
That put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
21Woe unto them that are pwise in their own eyes,
And prudent †in their own sight!
22qWoe unto them that are rmighty to drink wine,
And men of strength to mingle strong drink:
23sWhich justify the wicked for treward,
And take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Footnotes
- mSo Ecclus. 7:8.
- nSee 2 Pet. 3:4.
- †Heb. that say concerning evil, It is good, &c.
- oJob 17:12 (Heb.).
- pSee Rom. 12:16. Comp. Job 37:24. Rom. 1:22. 1 Cor. 3:18.
- †Heb. before their face.
- qSee ver. 11.
- sSee Prov. 17:15.
- tSee Ex. 23:8.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood,
who draw sin as with cart ropes,
who say: “Let him be quick,
let him speed his work
that we may see it;
let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near,
and let it come, that we may know it!”
Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter!
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes,
and shrewd in their own sight!
Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine,
and valiant men in mixing strong drink,
who acquit the guilty for a bribe,
and deprive the innocent of his right!
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
Woe to those who draw sin along with cords of deceit,
and wickedness as with cart ropes,
to those who say, “Let God hurry;
let him hasten his work
so we may see it.
The plan of the Holy One of Israel—
let it approach, let it come into view,
so we may know it.”
Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter.
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
and clever in their own sight.
Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine
and champions at mixing drinks,
who acquit the guilty for a bribe,
but deny justice to the innocent.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
Woe to those who drag iniquity
with cords of deceit
and pull sin along with cart ropes,
to those who say,
“Let him hurry up and do his work quickly
so that we can see it!
Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take place
so that we can know it!”
Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who substitute darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who substitute bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter.
Woe to those who consider themselves wise
and judge themselves clever.
Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine,
who are champions at pouring beer,
who acquit the guilty for a bribe
and deprive the innocent of justice.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
What sorrow for those who drag their sins behind them
with ropes made of lies,
who drag wickedness behind them like a cart!
They even mock God and say,
“Hurry up and do something!
We want to see what you can do.
Let the Holy One of Israel carry out his plan,
for we want to know what it is.”
What sorrow for those who say
that evil is good and good is evil,
that dark is light and light is dark,
that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter.
What sorrow for those who are wise in their own eyes
and think themselves so clever.
What sorrow for those who are heroes at drinking wine
and boast about all the alcohol they can hold.
They take bribes to let the wicked go free,
and they punish the innocent.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Ah! Those who drag iniquity along with the cords of falsehood
and sin as with rope of the cart,
those who say,
“Let him make haste;
let him hurry his work
so that we may see it
and let it draw near
and let the plan of the holy one of Israel come
so that we may know it!”
Ah! Those who call evil good and good evil,
those who put darkness for light and light for darkness,
those who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
Ah! Those who are wise in their own eyes
and have understanding in their view!
Ah! Heroes at drinking wine,
and men of capability at mixing strong drink!
Those who acquit the guilty because of a bribe
and remove the justice of the innocent from him.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press