Isaiah 5:20 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Isaiah 5:20 - 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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Translations for Isaiah 5:20

KJVKJV (read chapter in 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!

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

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!

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

What sorrow for those who say
that evil is good and good is evil,
that dark is light and light is dark,
that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

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.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

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!

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

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.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

Woe^H1945 to those who call^H559 evil^H7451 good^H2896, and good^H2896 evil^H7451;

Who [fn]substitute^H7760 darkness^H2822 for light^H216 and light^H216 for darkness^H2822;

Who [fn]substitute^H7760 bitter^H4751 for sweet^H4966 and sweet^H4966 for bitter^H4751!

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who [fn]substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;
Who [fn]substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

Woe^H1945 to those who call^H559 evil^H7451 good^H2896 and good^H2896 evil^H7451,

Who [fn]substitute^H7760 darkness^H2822 for light^H216 and light^H216 for darkness^H2822,

Who [fn]substitute^H7760 bitter^H4751 for sweet^H4966 and sweet^H4966 for bitter^H4751!

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

Woe (judgment is coming) 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!

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

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.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

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!

ASVASV (read chapter in 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!

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

Wo to those saying to evil 'good,' And to good 'evil,' Putting darkness for light, and light for darkness, Putting bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

Woe unto them 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!

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

Woe to 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!

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

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!

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

vae qui dicitis malum bonum et bonum malum ponentes tenebras lucem et lucem tenebras ponentes amarum in dulce et dulce in amarum

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ يَدْعُونَ الشَّرَّ خَيْراً، وَالْخَيْرَ شَرّاً، الْجَاعِلِينَ الظُّلْمَةَ نُوراً وَالنُّورَ ظُلْمَةً وَالْمَرَارَةَ حَلاوَةً وَالْحَلاوَةَ مَرَارَةً!

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

הֹוי הָאֹמְרִים לָרַע טֹוב וְלַטֹּוב רָע שָׂמִים חֹשֶׁךְ לְאֹור וְאֹור לְחֹשֶׁךְ שָׂמִים מַר לְמָתֹוק וּמָתֹוק לְמָר׃ ס

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

οὐαὶ οἱ λέγοντες τὸ πονηρὸν καλὸν καὶ τὸ καλὸν πονηρόν οἱ τιθέντες τὸ σκότος φῶς καὶ τὸ φῶς σκότος οἱ τιθέντες τὸ πικρὸν γλυκὺ καὶ τὸ γλυκὺ πικρόν

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

وَيْلٌ لِلْقَائِلِينَ لِلشَّرِّ خَيْرًا وَلِلْخَيْرِ شَرًّا، الْجَاعِلِينَ الظَّلاَمَ نُورًا وَالنُّورَ ظَلاَمًا، الْجَاعِلِينَ الْمُرَّ حُلْوًا وَالْحُلْوَ مُرًّا.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

Woe to them that call evil good, and good evil; who make darkness light, and light darkness; who make bitter sweet, and sweet bitter.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

¡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!

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

¡Ay de los que a lo malo dicen bueno, y a 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!

BBEBBE (read chapter in 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!

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

禍哉、那些稱惡為善、稱善為惡、以暗為光、以光為暗、以苦為甜、以甜為苦的人。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

¡Ay de los que a lo malo llaman bueno; y a lo bueno, malo! Consideran las tinieblas como luz, y la luz como tinieblas. Consideran lo amargo como dulce, y lo dulce como amargo.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

악을 선하다 하며 선을 악하다 하며 흑암으로 광명을 삼으며 광명으로 흑암을 삼으며 쓴 것으로 단 것을 삼으며 단 것으로 쓴 것을 삼는 그들은 화 있을진저

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Malheur à ceux qui appellent le mal bien, et le bien mal, Qui changent les ténèbres en lumière, et la lumière en ténèbres, Qui changent l'amertume en douceur, et la douceur en amertume!

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Weh denen, die Böses gut und Gutes böse heißen, die aus Finsternis Licht und aus Licht Finsternis machen, die aus sauer süß und aus süß sauer machen!

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Горе тем, которые зло называют добром, и добро--злом, тьму почитают светом, и свет--тьмою, горькое почитают сладким, и сладкое--горьким!

SESE (read chapter in SE)

¡Ay de los que a lo malo dicen bueno, y a lo bueno malo; que hacen de la luz tinieblas, y de las tinieblas luz; que tornen de lo amargo dulce, y de lo dulce amargo!

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