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18 Woe to those who drag their sins behind them like a bullock on a rope.[a] 19 They even mock the Holy One of Israel and dare the Lord to punish them.[b] “Hurry up and punish us, O Lord,” they say. “We want to see what you can do!”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:18 like a bullock on a rope, or “with cords of falsehood.”
  2. Isaiah 5:19 and dare the Lord to punish them, implied.

18 Woe(A) to those who draw sin along with cords(B) of deceit,
    and wickedness(C) as with cart ropes,
19 to those who say, “Let God hurry;
    let him hasten(D) his work
    so we may see it.
The plan of the Holy One(E) of Israel—
    let it approach, let it come into view,
    so we may know it.”(F)

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