Isaiah 5:11-22

11Woe to those who rise early in the morning so that they may pursue 1intoxicating drink, Who stay up late in the evening so that wine may inflame them!12Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and 2harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine; But they 3do not pay attention to the deeds of the Lord, Nor do they consider the work of His hands.

13Therefore My people go into exile for their 4lack of knowledge; And their 56nobles are famished, And their multitude is parched with thirst.14Therefore 7Sheol has enlarged its 8throat and opened its mouth beyond measure; And 9Jerusalem’s splendor, her multitude, her noise of revelry, and the jubilant within her, descend into it.15So the common people will be humbled and the person of importance brought low, 10The eyes of the haughty also will be brought low.16But the 11Lord of armies will be 12exalted in judgment, And the holy God will show Himself 13holy in righteousness.1714Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture, And strangers will eat in the ruins of the 15wealthy.

18Woe to those who drag 16wrongdoing with the cords of 17deceit, And sin as if with cart ropes;1918Who say, “Let Him hurry, let Him do His work quickly, so that we may see it; And let the plan of the Holy One of Israel approach And come to pass, so that we may know it!”20Woe to those who 19call evil good, and good evil; Who 2021substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who 22substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!21Woe to those who are 23wise in their own eyes And 24clever in their own sight!2225Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine, And valiant men in mixing intoxicating drink,