Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 5:18-23

18Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to those who drawמֹשְׁכֵ֥יmo.she.KheiH4900iniquityהֶֽעָוֹ֖ןhe.'a.VonH5771with cordsבְּחַבְלֵ֣יbe.chav.LeiH2256of deceitהַשָּׁ֑וְאha.Shav'H7723and pull sin alongחַטָּאָֽה׃cha.ta.'AhH2403with cartהָעֲגָלָ֖הha.'a.ga.LahH5699ropesוְכַעֲב֥וֹתve.kha.'a.VotH5688,

19to those who sayהָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559, “Let Him hurryיְמַהֵ֧ר׀ye.ma.HerH4116and hasten His workיָחִ֛ישָׁה מַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּya.Chi.shah ma.'a.Se.huH4639 H2363so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616we may see itנִרְאֶ֑ה וְתִקְרַ֣בnir.'Eh ve.tik.RavH7200 H7126!Let the planעֲצַ֛ת'a.TzatH6098of the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478comeוְתָב֗וֹאָהve.ta.Vo.'ahH935so that we may know itוְנֵדָֽעָה׃ סve.ne.Da.'ahH3045!”

20Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to those who callהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559evilלָרַ֛עla.Ra'H7451goodט֖וֹבTovH2896and goodוְלַטּ֣וֹבve.la.TovH2896evilרָ֑עRa'H7451,who turnשָׂמִ֨יםsa.MimH7760darknessחֹ֤שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822to lightלְאוֹר֙le.'OrH216and lightוְא֣וֹרve.'orH216to darknessלְחֹ֔שֶׁךְle.Cho.shekhH2822,who replaceשָׂמִ֥יםsa.MimH7760bitterמַ֛רmarH4751with sweetלְמָת֖וֹקle.ma.TokH4966and sweetוּמָת֥וֹקu.ma.TokH4966with bitterלְמָֽר׃ סle.MarH4751.

21Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945to those who are wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450in their own eyesבְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.HemH5869and cleverנְבֹנִֽים׃ne.vo.NimH995inוְנֶ֥גֶדve.Ne.gedH5048their own sightפְּנֵיהֶ֖םpe.nei.HemH6440.

22Woeה֕וֹיHoH1945to those who are heroesגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368in drinkingלִשְׁתּ֣וֹתlish.TotH8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196and championsוְאַנְשֵׁי־ חַ֖יִלve.'an.shei- Cha.yilH582 H2428in mixingלִמְסֹ֥ךְlim.SokhH4537strong drinkשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941,

23who acquitמַצְדִּיקֵ֥יmatz.di.KeiH6663the guiltyרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563forעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118a bribeשֹׁ֑חַדSho.chadH7810and depriveיָסִ֥ירוּya.Si.ruH5493the innocentצַדִּיקִ֖ים מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ סtza.di.Kim mi.Me.nuH6662 H4480of justiceוְצִדְקַ֥תve.tzid.KatH6666.

Read all of Isaiah 5

Commentaries on Isaiah 5