Isaiah 5:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Woeהֹ֣וי
(ho·vy)
1945: ah! alas! ha!a prim. interj.
to those who callהָאֹמְרִ֥ים
(ha·'o·me·rim)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
evilלָרַ֛ע
(la·ra)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa
good,טֹ֖וב
(to·vv)
2896b: a good thing, benefit, welfarefrom tob
and goodוְלַטֹּ֣וב
(ve·lat·to·vv)
2896b: a good thing, benefit, welfarefrom tob
evil;רָ֑ע
(ra;)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa
Who substituteשָׂמִ֨ים
(sa·mim)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
darknessחֹ֤שֶׁךְ
(cho·shech)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak
for lightלְאֹור֙
(le·'o·vr)
216: a lightfrom or
and lightוְאֹ֣ור
(ve·'o·vr)
216: a lightfrom or
for darkness;לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְ
(le·cho·shech,)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak
Who substituteשָׂמִ֥ים
(sa·mim)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
bitterמַ֛ר
(mar)
4751: bitter, bitternessfrom marar
for sweetלְמָתֹ֖וק
(le·ma·to·vk)
4966: sweet, sweetnessfrom mathoq
and sweetוּמָתֹ֥וק
(u·ma·to·vk)
4966: sweet, sweetnessfrom mathoq
for bitter!לְמָֽר׃
(le·mar.)
4751: bitter, bitternessfrom marar


















KJV Lexicon
Woe
howy  (hoh'ee)
oh! -- ah, alas, ho, O, woe.
unto them that call
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
and good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
that put
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
darkness
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
for light
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
and light
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
for darkness
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
that put
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
bitter
mar  (mar)
bitter; also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly -- + angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, great, heavy.
for sweet
mathowq  (maw-thoke')
sweet -- sweet(-er, -ness).
and sweet
mathowq  (maw-thoke')
sweet -- sweet(-er, -ness).
for bitter
mar  (mar)
bitter; also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly -- + angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, great, heavy.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

King James Bible
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!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness, who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.

International Standard Version
"How terrible it will be for those who call evil good and good evil, who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness, who substitute what is bitter for what is sweet and what is sweet for what is bitter!"

NET Bible
Those who call evil good and good evil are as good as dead, who turn darkness into light and light into darkness, who turn bitter into sweet and sweet into bitter.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
How horrible it will be for those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness into light and light into darkness, who turn what is bitter into something sweet and what is sweet into something bitter.

King James 2000 Bible
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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