Isaiah 5:19

Isaiah chapter 5 · verse 19 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

that say, Let him make speed, let him 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!

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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!

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

that say, Let him make speed, let him 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!

Context

v.18Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and sin as it were with a cart rope;

v.19This passage

v.20Woe 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!

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

2 Peter 3:3
knowing this first, that in the last days mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts,
Isaiah 30:11
get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.
Amos 5:18
Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light.
Isaiah 66:5
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye that tremble at his word: Your brethren that hate you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, have said, Let Jehovah be glorified, that we may see your joy; but it is they that shall be put to shame.
Ezekiel 12:22
Son of man, what is this proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
Jeremiah 23:18
For who hath stood in the council of Jehovah, that he should perceive and hear his word? who hath marked my word, and heard it?