A moment in scripture
Isaiah 5:20
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Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
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The surrounding passage
- Isaiah 5:18
Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
- Isaiah 5:19
That 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!
- Isaiah 5:21
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
- Isaiah 5:22
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.