Verse 18

Isaiah 5:18

Young's Literal Translation

18 Woe [to] those drawing out iniquity with cords of vanity, And as [with] thick ropes of the cart -- sin.
Original Language Text
hebrew
ה֛וֹי מֹשְׁכֵ֥י הֶֽ/עָוֺ֖ן בְּ/חַבְלֵ֣י הַ/שָּׁ֑וְא וְ/כַ/עֲב֥וֹת הָ/עֲגָלָ֖ה חַטָּאָֽה
English Translation
Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood and sin as with cart ropes.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 5 Context
1 Let me sing, I pray you, for my beloved, A song of my beloved as to his vineyard: My beloved hath a... Focus ↗
2 And he fenceth it, and casteth out its stones, And planteth it [with] a choice vine, And buildeth a... Focus ↗
3 And now, O inhabitant of Jerusalem, and man of Judah, Judge, I pray you, between me and my vineyard. Focus ↗
4 What -- to do still to my vineyard, That I have not done in it! Wherefore, I waited to the yielding... Focus ↗
5 And now, pray, let me cause you to know, That which I am doing to my vineyard, To turn aside its hed... Focus ↗
6 And I make it a waste, It is not pruned, nor arranged, And gone up have brier and thorn, And on the... Focus ↗
7 Because the vineyard of Jehovah of Hosts [Is] the house of Israel, And the man of Judah His pleasant... Focus ↗
8 Woe [to] those joining house to house, Field to field they bring near, till there is no place, And y... Focus ↗
9 By the weapons of Jehovah of Hosts Do not many houses a desolation become? Great and good without in... Focus ↗
10 For ten acres of vineyard do yield one bath, And an homer of seed yieldeth an ephah. Focus ↗
11 Woe [to] those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inf... Focus ↗
12 And harp, and psaltery, tabret, and pipe, And wine, have been their banquets, And the work of Jehova... Focus ↗
13 Therefore my people removed without knowledge, And its honourable ones are famished, And its multitu... Focus ↗
14 Therefore hath Sheol enlarged herself, And hath opened her mouth without limit. And gone down hath i... Focus ↗
15 And bowed down is the low, and humbled the high, And the eyes of the haughty become low, Focus ↗
16 And Jehovah of Hosts is high in judgment, And the Holy God (Elohim) sanctified in righteousness, Focus ↗
17 And fed have lambs according to their leading, And waste places of the fat ones Do sojourners consum... Focus ↗
18 Woe [to] those drawing out iniquity with cords of vanity, And as [with] thick ropes of the cart -- s...
19 Who are saying, 'Let Him hurry, Let Him hasten His work, that we may see, And let the counsel of the... Focus ↗
20 Woe [to] those saying to evil 'good,' And to good 'evil,' Putting darkness for light, and light for... Focus ↗
21 Woe [to] the wise in their own eyes, And -- before their own faces -- intelligent! Focus ↗
22 Woe [to] the mighty to drink wine, And men of strength to mingle strong drink. Focus ↗
23 Declaring righteous the wicked for a bribe, And the righteousness of the righteous They turn aside f... Focus ↗
24 Therefore, as a tongue of fire devoureth stubble, And flaming hay falleth, Their root is as muck, An... Focus ↗
25 Therefore hath the anger of Jehovah burned among His people, And He stretcheth out His hand against... Focus ↗
26 And He lifted up an ensign to nations afar off, And hissed to it from the end of the earth, And lo,... Focus ↗
27 There is none weary, nor stumbling in it, It doth not slumber, nor sleep, Nor opened hath been the g... Focus ↗
28 Whose arrows [are] sharp, and all its bows bent, Hoofs of its horses as flint have been reckoned, An... Focus ↗
29 Its roaring [is] like a lioness, It roareth like young lions, And it howleth, and seizeth prey, And... Focus ↗
30 And it howleth against it in that day as the howling of a sea, And it hath looked attentively to the... Focus ↗