Isaiah 5:20
Woe [to] those saying to evil 'good,' And to good 'evil,' Putting darkness for light, and light for darkness, Putting bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
21Woe [to] the wise in their own eyes, And — before their own faces — intelligent!
Cross References
Exodus 23:7from a false matter thou dost keep far off, and an innocent and righteous man thou dost not slay; for I do not justify a wicked man.
Job 17:12Night for day they appoint, Light [is] near because of darkness.
Proverbs 17:15Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these [are] an abomination to Jehovah.
Isaiah 32:5A fool is no more called 'noble,' And to a miser it is not said, 'rich;'
Amos 5:7Ye who are turning to wormwood judgment, And righteousness to the earth have put down,
Malachi 2:17Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words, And ye have said: 'In what have we wearied Him?' In your saying: 'Every evil-doer [is] good in the eyes of Jehovah, And in them He is delighting,' Or, 'Where [is] the God of judgment?'
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 →