Isaiah 5:18-25

18Woe to those who drag 1iniquity with the cords of 2falsehood, And sin as if with cart ropes;193Who say, “Let Him make speed, let Him hasten His work, that we may see it; And let the purpose of the Holy One of Israel draw near And come to pass, that we may know it!”20Woe to those who 4call evil good, and good evil; Who 56substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who 7substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!21Woe to those who are 8wise in their own eyes And clever in their own sight!229Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine And valiant men in mixing strong drink,2310Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And 11take away the 12rights of the ones who are in the right!

24Therefore, 13as a tongue of fire consumes stubble And dry grass collapses into the flame, So their 14root will become 15like rot and their blossom 16blow away as dust; For they have 17rejected the law of the Lord of hosts And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.25On this account the 18anger of the Lord has burned against His people, And He has stretched out His hand against them and struck them down. And the 19mountains quaked, and their 20corpses 21lay like refuse in the middle of the streets. 22For all this His anger 23is not spent, But His 24hand is still stretched out.