Isaiah 5:11-23

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¹¹ Woe to those who ^(A)rise early in the morning,
    that they may run after strong drink,
who tarry late into the evening
    as wine inflames them!
^12 (B)They have lyre and harp,
    tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,
^(C)but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord,
    or see the work of his hands.

¹³ Therefore my people go into exile
    ^(D)for lack of knowledge;^[a]
their ^(E)honored men go hungry,^[b]
    and their multitude is parched with thirst.
¹⁴ Therefore Sheol has ^(F)enlarged its appetite
    and opened ^(G)its mouth beyond measure,
and the nobility of Jerusalem^[c] and her multitude will go down,
    her revelers and he who ^(H)exults in her.
^15 (I)Man is humbled, and each one is brought low,
    and the eyes of the haughty^[d] are brought low.
^16 (J)But the Lord of hosts is exalted^[e] in justice,
    and the Holy God shows himself holy in righteousness.
¹⁷ Then shall the lambs graze ^(K)as in their pasture,
    and ^(L)nomads shall eat among the ruins of the rich.

¹⁸ Woe to those who draw iniquity with ^(M)cords of falsehood,
    who draw sin as with cart ropes,
¹⁹ who say: ^(N)“Let him be quick,
    let him speed his work
    that we may see it;
let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near,
    and let it come, that we may know it!”
²⁰ Woe to ^(O)those who call evil good
    and good evil,
^(P)who put darkness for light
    and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
    and sweet for bitter!
²¹ Woe to those who are ^(Q)wise in their own eyes,
    and shrewd in their own sight!
²² Woe to those who are ^(R)heroes at drinking wine,
    and valiant men in mixing strong drink,
²³ who ^(S)acquit the guilty for a bribe,
    and deprive the innocent of his right!