Isaiah 5:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 5:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ה֣וֹי
hôwy
H1945
alas
הָאֹמְרִ֥ים
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָרַ֛ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
ט֖וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
וְלַטּ֣וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
רָ֑ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
שָׂמִ֨ים
sûwm
H7760
to put
חֹ֤שֶׁךְ
chôshek
H2822
darkness
לְאוֹר֙
ʼôwr
H216
light
וְא֣וֹר
ʼôwr
H216
light
לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְ
chôshek
H2822
darkness
שָׂמִ֥ים
sûwm
H7760
to put
מַ֛ר
mar
H4751
bitter
לְמָת֖וֹק
mâthôwq
H4966
sweet
וּמָת֥וֹק
mâthôwq
H4966
sweet
לְמָֽר
mar
H4751
bitter
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World English Bible Public Domain
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!
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King James Version Public Domain
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!
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Woe to the ones saying of evil, “Good,” and of good, “Evil,” the ones putting darkness for light and light for darkness, the ones putting bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. q1
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).