Berean Standard Bible
“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.”
Isaiah 5 opens with the song of the vineyard, describing Israel as God's disappointing vineyard, and then pronounces a series of woes on specific sins. This woe addresses the twisting of moral categories.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
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!
King James Version (KJV)
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 (ASV)
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!
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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!
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
¡Ay de los que á lo malo dicen bueno, y á lo bueno malo; que hacen de la luz tinieblas, y de las tinieblas luz; que ponen lo amargo por dulce, y lo dulce por amargo!
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Dicen que lo bueno es malo y lo malo es bueno, que lo negro es blanco y lo blanco negro, dulce lo amargo y amargo lo dulce.
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