Isaiah 5:20
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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!Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
In other translations
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!Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
Hebrew words
הוֹיhowoe to!H1945הָאֹמְרִיםha'omerimthose [who] sayH559לָרַעlara'of <the> evilH7451טוֹבtovgoodH2896וְלַטּוֹבvelatovand of <the> goodH2896רָעra'evilH7451שָׂמִיםsamim[those who] makeH7760חֹשֶׁךְchoshekhdarknessH2822לְאוֹרle'orinto lightH216וְאוֹרve'orand lightH216לְחֹשֶׁךְlechoshekhinto darknessH2822שָׂמִיםsamim[those who] makeH7760מַרmarbitterH4751לְמָתוֹקlematokinto sweetH4966וּמָתוֹקumatokand sweetH4966לְמָר׃ סlemarinto bitterH4751
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