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Isaiah 5:18

World English Bible

Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood,
and wickedness as with cart rope,

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Isaiah 5:18 in other translations

Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and sin as it were with a cart rope;

Isaiah 5:18 · American Standard Version

Isaiah 5:18 in context

  1. 16but Yahweh of Armies is exalted in justice,
    and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.
  2. 17Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture,
    and strangers will eat the ruins of the rich.
  3. 18Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood,
    and wickedness as with cart rope,
  4. 19who say, “Let him make haste, let him hasten his work, that we may see it;
    let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come,
    that we may know it!”
  5. 20Woe 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!