Isaiah 5:20
Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“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
What Does Isaiah 5:20 Mean?
Isaiah 5:20 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 5, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Isaiah 5:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 17:15“He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.”2 Timothy 3:1“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.”Luke 16:15“And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.”Malachi 2:17“Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?”Job 17:12“They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.”Matthew 6:22“The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.”Amos 5:7“Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,”2 Peter 2:1“But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.”2 Peter 2:18“For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.”Luke 11:34“The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.”Malachi 3:15“And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.”Matthew 6:23“But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!”Matthew 15:3“But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?”Matthew 23:16“Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!”Luke 11:35“Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.”Isaiah 32:5“The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.”Habakkuk 1:4“Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.”Leviticus 13:29“If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard;”Proverbs 24:24“He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:”Isaiah 24:9“They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.”
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