Isaiah 5:20–30

20 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!

21 Woe to those who are twise in their own eyes,

And prudent in their own sight!

22 Woe to men mighty at drinking wine,

Woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink,

23 Who ujustify the wicked for a bribe,

And take away justice from the righteous man!

24 Therefore, vas the 3fire devours the stubble,

And the flame consumes the chaff,

So wtheir root will be as rottenness,

And their blossom will ascend like dust;

Because they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts,

And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

25 xTherefore the anger of the Lord is aroused against His people;

He has stretched out His hand against them

And stricken them,

And ythe hills trembled.

Their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the streets.

zFor all this His anger is not turned away,

But His hand is stretched out still.

26 aHe will lift up a banner to the nations from afar,

And will bwhistle to them from cthe end of the earth;

Surely dthey shall come with speed, swiftly.

27 No one will be weary or stumble among them,

No one will slumber or sleep;

Nor ewill the belt on their loins be loosed,

Nor the strap of their sandals be broken;

28 fWhose arrows are sharp,

And all their bows bent;

Their horses’ hooves will 4seem like flint,

And their wheels like a whirlwind.

29 Their roaring will be like a lion,

They will roar like young lions;

Yes, they will roar

And lay hold of the prey;

They will carry it away safely,

And no one will deliver.

30 In that day they will roar against them

Like the roaring of the sea.

And if one glooks to the land,

Behold, darkness and 5sorrow;

And the light is darkened by the clouds.