Isaiah 5:18-25

18How horrible it will be for those who string people along with lies and empty promises, whose lives are sinful.

19They say, “Let God hurry and quickly do his work so that we may see what he has in mind. Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel happen quickly so that we may understand what he is doing.”

20How horrible it will be for those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness into light and light into darkness, who turn what is bitter into something sweet and what is sweet into something bitter.

21How horrible it will be for those who think they are wise and consider themselves to be clever.

22How horrible it will be for those who are heroes at drinking wine, who are champions at mixing drinks,

23who declare the guilty innocent for a bribe, who take away the rights of righteous people.

24As flames burn up straw and dry grass shrivels in flames, so their roots will rot, and their blossoms will blow away like dust. They have rejected the teachings of the Lord of Armies and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

25That’s why the anger of the Lord burns hot against his people, and he is ready to use his power to strike them down. The hills tremble, and dead bodies lie like garbage in the streets. Even after all this, his anger has not disappeared, and he is still ready to use his power.