18 Woe to those who [a]draw iniquity with cords of [b]vanity,
And sin as if with a cart rope;
19 (A)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 near and come,
That we may know it.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:18 drag
  2. Isaiah 5:18 emptiness or falsehood

18 Ah! Those who drag iniquity along with the cords of falsehood
    and sin as with rope of the cart,
19 those who say,
“Let him make haste;
    let him hurry his work
        so that we may see it
and let it draw near
    and let the plan of the holy one of Israel come
        so that we may know it!”

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