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Isaiah 5:20

“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”

King James Version (KJV)

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¶ Woe vnto them that call euill good, and good euill, that put darkenes for light, and light for darkenesse, that put bitter for sweete, and sweete for bitter.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
- American Standard Version (1901)

Cursed are those who give the name of good to evil, and of evil to what is good: who make light dark, and dark light: who make bitter sweet, and sweet bitter!
- Basic English Bible

Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
- Darby Bible

Woe to them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
- Webster's Bible

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
- World English Bible

Wo [to] those saying to evil `good,' And to good `evil,' Putting darkness for light, and light for darkness, Putting bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that change darkness into light, and light into darkness; that change bitter into sweet, and sweet into bitter!
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

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Wesley's Notes for Isaiah 5:20


5:20 To them - That take away the difference between good and evil; that justify wicked men and things, and condemn piety, or righteous persons.


Discussion for Isaiah 5:20

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  • 4 years Ago
    Dan for verse 20
    I 'm no bible thumper, but just saying this applies only to homosexuality is a blind farcical comment. Go look at the political world today. How about the corporate one? Don 't be so blind as to say it doesn 't apply today.
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  • 4 years Ago
    Honie for verse 20
    Yet these men speak abusively against whatever they do not understand and what things they do understand by instinct envy self ambition ,like unreasoning animals these are the very things that destroy them. Jude 10.
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  • 5 years Ago
    Scott for verse 20
    The two comments above are hypicitaical to this scripture. Homosexuals are being killed and tourtued in Africa and Russia. Who are you to judge George and Sam? I thought the judging was left to God...If you follow the old tesimate word for word you are also most likley commiting an abonimination to the eyes of the lord. If two adults who LOVE and are commited to eachouther want to live a life true to one another with an open hart to god I see no wrong in that!! For judging all homosexuals and saying all Islamic people are bad?? Woe vnto them that call euill good, and good euill, that put darkenes for light, and light for darkenesse, that put bitter for sweete, and sweete for bitter. When you find yourself on the side of the majority it is time to pause and reflect.
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  • 5 years Ago
    George Ebejer for verse 20
    Yes, we are truly living in the times this verse speaks of. I live in Malta, and homo***uality, adultery, how men and women dress,(sometimes one wonders if they are dressed) are all accepted even by the authorities. If we talk against those things and about what God's Word says, they call us bigots.
    But we all have to face God's judgment one day.
    In Him,
    George Ebejer
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  • 5 years Ago
    Sam for verse 20
    are we not living in the times this verse speaks of! sure seems it to me with homosexual marriage, with the rise of Islam, and the hostility to Christianity
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