Isaiah 5:20

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Summary

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!

Them

General references

Leviticus 13:29

Luke 11:35

Bible References

Them

He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

You have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet you say, “How have we wearied Him?” In that you say, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and He delights in them,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”

So now we call the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up but they also test God and escape.’”

But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple is obligated.’

Then watch out that the light in you is not darkness.

And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God.

But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.

But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.

General references

“Now if a man or woman has an infection on the head or on the beard,

Then watch out that the light in you is not darkness.