Isaiah 5:20
Alas! for them 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.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
21Alas for them Who are wise in their own eyes,—And in their own sight, are prudent.
Cross References
Exodus 23:7From a matter of falsehood, thou shalt keep far away,—and the innocent one and the righteous, do not thou slay, for I will not justify a lawless man.
Job 17:12Night for day, they appoint, Light, is near, by reason of darkness!
Proverbs 17:15He that justifieth the lawless, and he that condemneth the righteous, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.
Isaiah 32:5A base man, shall no longer be called, noble,—Nor, a knave, be named, liberal;
Amos 5:7Ye who turn, into, wormwood, justice, and, righteousness—to the ground have let fall.
Malachi 2:17Ye have wearied Yahweh with your words, and yet ye say, Wherein have we been wearisome? When ye have said, Everyone who doeth wrong, is right in the eyes of Yahweh, and, in them, he hath taken delight, or, Where is the God of justice?
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 5:19-30
Denunciations against Sin. ( b. c. 758.) 18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: 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! 20 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! 21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in… Read the whole commentary →