Verse 18

Isaiah 5:18

Literal Standard Version

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 Now let me sing for my Beloved, || A song of my Beloved as to His vineyard: My beloved has a vineyar... Focus ↗
2 And He fences it, and casts out its stones, || And plants it with a choice vine, || And builds a tow... Focus ↗
3 And now, O inhabitant of Jerusalem and man of Judah, || Please judge between Me and My vineyard. Focus ↗
4 What is there to do still to My vineyard, || That I have not done in it? For what reason have I wait... Focus ↗
5 And now, pray, let Me cause you to know, || That which I am doing to My vineyard, || To turn its hed... Focus ↗
6 And I make it a waste, || It is not pruned, nor arranged, || And brier and thorn have gone up, || An... Focus ↗
7 Because the vineyard of YHWH of Hosts || Is the house of Israel, || And the man of Judah His pleasan... Focus ↗
8 Woe to those joining house to house, || They bring field near to field, || Until there is no place,... Focus ↗
9 Do many houses not become a desolation by the weapons of YHWH of Hosts? Great and good without inhab... Focus ↗
10 For ten acres of vineyard yield one bath, || And a homer of seed yields an ephah. Focus ↗
11 Woe to those rising early in the morning, || They pursue strong drink! Lingering in twilight, wine i... Focus ↗
12 And harp, and stringed instrument, tambourine, and pipe, || And wine, have been their banquets, || A... Focus ↗
13 Therefore my people removed without knowledge, || And its honorable ones are famished, || And its mu... Focus ↗
14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged herself, || And has opened her mouth without limit. And its honor has g... Focus ↗
15 And the low is bowed down, and the high humbled, || And the eyes of the haughty become low, Focus ↗
16 And YHWH of Hosts is high in judgment, || And the Holy God (Elohim) sanctified in righteousness, Focus ↗
17 And lambs have fed according to their leading, || And sojourners consume wastelands of the fat ones. Focus ↗
18 Woe to those drawing out iniquity with cords of vanity, || And as with thick ropes of the cart—sin.
19 Who are saying, “Let Him hurry, || Let Him hurry His work, that we may see, || And let the counsel o... 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 a... Focus ↗
24 Therefore, as a tongue of fire devours stubble, || And flaming hay falls, || Their root is as muck,... Focus ↗
25 Therefore the anger of YHWH has burned among His people, || And He stretches out His hand against it... Focus ↗
26 And He lifted up an ensign to the far-off nations, || And hissed to it from the end of the earth, ||... Focus ↗
27 There is none weary, nor stumbling in it, || It does not slumber, nor sleep, || Nor has the girdle o... Focus ↗
28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all its bows bent, || Hooves of its horses have been reckoned as flint,... Focus ↗
29 Its roaring is like a lioness, || It roars like young lions, || And it howls, and seizes prey, || An... Focus ↗
30 And it howls against it in that day as the howling of a sea, || And it has looked attentively to the... Focus ↗