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Isaiah 5:20
New English Translation
Isaiah 5:20
New English Translation
20 Beware, those who call evil good and good evil,[a]
who turn darkness into light and light into darkness,
who turn bitter into sweet and sweet into bitter.[b]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:20 tn Heb “Woe [to] those who call.” See the note at v. 8.
- Isaiah 5:20 sn In this verse the prophet denounces the perversion of moral standards. Darkness and bitterness are metaphors for evil; light and sweetness symbolize uprightness.
Isaiah 5:20
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 5:20
New American Standard Bible
20 Woe to those who (A)call evil good, and good evil;
Who [a](B)substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;
Who [b]substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:20 Lit set
- Isaiah 5:20 Lit set
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