KJV King James Version
Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
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Isaiah 5:18
Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes,
WEB World English Bible
Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and wickedness as with cart rope;
ASV American Standard Version
Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and sin as it were with a cart rope;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Woe to those drawing out iniquity with cords of vanity, And as with thick ropes of the cart—sin.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 5
15 And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
17 Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
19 That say, Let him make speed, [and] hasten his work, that we may see [it]: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know [it]!
20 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!
21 Woe unto [them that are] wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
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Jeremiah 23:14I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.Jeremiah 23:10For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force [is] not right.Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love [to have it] so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?Ezekiel 13:22Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:Psalm 36:2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.Isaiah 59:4-8None calleth for justice, nor [any] pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.John 16:2They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.Judges 17:13Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to [my] priest.Isaiah 28:15Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:2 Samuel 16:20-23Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.Psalm 94:5-11They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.Jeremiah 8:5-9Why [then] is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.Acts 26:9I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.Zephaniah 1:12And it shall come to pass at that time, [that] I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.Jeremiah 28:15-16Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.Psalm 14:1To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David. The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, [there is] none that doeth good.Jeremiah 23:24Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.Psalm 10:11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see [it].
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