“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!”
Isaiah 5:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Isaiah 5:2016 words
HebrewMeaning
ה֣וֹיhwōy
woe to!particleH1945
alas · ho · O · woe
הָ/אֹמְרִ֥יםhāʾōməriym
those who sayparticleH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
לָ/רַ֛עlāraʿ
of evilpronH7451
affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···
ט֖וֹבṭwōb
goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
וְ/לַ/טּ֣וֹבwəlaṭwōb
and of goodconjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
רָ֑עrāʿ
eviladjH7451
affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···
שָׂמִ֨יםśāmiym
those who makeverbH7760
any wise · bring · call · care ···
חֹ֤שֶׁךְḥōšekə
darknessnounH2822
night · obscurity
לְ/אוֹר֙ləʾwōr
into lightpronH216
clear · day · light · morning ···
וְ/א֣וֹרwəʾwōr
and lightconjH216
clear · day · light · morning ···
לְ/חֹ֔שֶׁךְləḥōšekə
into darknesspronH2822
night · obscurity
שָׂמִ֥יםśāmiym
those who makeverbH7760
any wise · bring · call · care ···
מַ֛רmar
bitteradjH4751
angry · -ness) · chafed · discontented ···
לְ/מָת֖וֹקləmātwōq
into sweetpronH4966
-ness)
וּ/מָת֥וֹקwmātwōq
and sweetconjH4966
-ness)
לְ/מָֽרləmār
into bitterpronH4751
angry · -ness) · chafed · discontented ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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