Isaiah 5:20
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.

Young's Literal Translation
Wo [to] those saying to evil ‘good,’ And to good ‘evil,’ Putting darkness for light, and light for darkness, Putting bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.

King James Bible
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!

Hebrew
Woe
ה֣וֹי (hō·w)
Interjection
Strong's 1945: Ah! alas! ha!

to those who call
הָאֹמְרִ֥ים (hā·’ō·mə·rîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

evil
לָרַ֛ע (lā·ra‘)
Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

good
ט֖וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

and good
וְלַטּ֣וֹב (wə·laṭ·ṭō·wḇ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

evil,
רָ֑ע (rā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

who turn
שָׂמִ֨ים (śā·mîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

darkness
חֹ֤שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

to light
לְאוֹר֙ (lə·’ō·wr)
Preposition-l | Noun - common singular
Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary

and light
וְא֣וֹר (wə·’ō·wr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular
Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary

to darkness,
לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְ (lə·ḥō·šeḵ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

who replace
שָׂמִ֥ים (śā·mîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

bitter
מַ֛ר (mar)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 4751: Bitter, bitterness, bitterly

with sweet
לְמָת֖וֹק (lə·mā·ṯō·wq)
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 4966: Sweet, sweetness

and sweet
וּמָת֥וֹק (ū·mā·ṯō·wq)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 4966: Sweet, sweetness

with bitter.
לְמָֽר׃ (lə·mār)
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 4751: Bitter, bitterness, bitterly

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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