Isaiah 5:20 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ה֣וֹי	Ho	woe to!	H1945 →
הָאֹמְרִ֥ים	ha.'o.me.Rim	those [who] say	H559 →
לָרַ֛ע	la.Ra'	of <the> evil	H7451 →
ט֖וֹב	Tov	good	H2896 →
וְלַטּ֣וֹב	ve.la.Tov	and of <the> good	H2896 →
רָ֑ע	Ra'	evil	H7451 →
שָׂמִ֨ים	sa.Mim	[those who] make	H7760 →
חֹ֤שֶׁךְ	Cho.shekh	darkness	H2822 →
לְאוֹר֙	le.'Or	into light	H216 →
וְא֣וֹר	ve.'or	and light	H216 →
לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְ	le.Cho.shekh	into darkness	H2822 →
שָׂמִ֥ים	sa.Mim	[those who] make	H7760 →
מַ֛ר	mar	bitter	H4751 →
לְמָת֖וֹק	le.ma.Tok	into sweet	H4966 →
וּמָת֥וֹק	u.ma.Tok	and sweet	H4966 →
לְמָֽר׃ ס	le.Mar	into bitter	H4751 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 16:15
So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 16:7
  But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the…
- Proverbs 21:2
  All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5
  Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each…
- Jeremiah 17:10
  I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
- Proverbs 16:5
  Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.
Through
Proverbs 17:15
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.
leads to
- Exodus 23:7
  Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
- Isaiah 5:23
  who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
- Proverbs 18:5
  Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Proverbs 17:15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.2 Timothy 3:1–5But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.Luke 16:15So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.Malachi 2:17You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”Job 17:12They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.Matthew 6:22–23The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.2 Peter 2:1Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.Amos 5:7There are those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground.2 Peter 2:18–19With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.Luke 11:34–35Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”Matthew 15:3–6Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?Matthew 23:16–23Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’Habakkuk 1:4Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.Isaiah 32:5No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.Isaiah 24:9They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.Leviticus 13:29If a man or woman has an infection on the head or chin,Proverbs 24:24Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”—peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;

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