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Isaiah 5:18

Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:

KJV

Væ qui trahitis iniquitatem in funiculis vanitatis, et quasi vinculum plaustri peccatum !

Vulgate

Οὐαὶ οἱ ἐπισπώμενοι τὰς ἁμαρτίας ὡς σχοινίῳ μακρῷ, καὶ ὡς ζυγοῦ ἱμάντι δαμάλεως τὰς ἀνομίας,

LXX

Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and sin as it were with a cart rope;

ASV

ה֛וֹי מֹשְׁכֵ֥י הֶֽ/עָוֺ֖ן בְּ/חַבְלֵ֣י הַ/שָּׁ֑וְא וְ/כַ/עֲב֥וֹת הָ/עֲגָלָ֖ה חַטָּאָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

ה֣וֹי
hvy
particle · 51×
חֶ֣בֶל
chbl
noun · 61×
חַטָּ֖את
cht't
noun · 298×
ם
m
noun · 230×
מָשַׁ֤ךְ
mshk
verb · 35×
עֲבֹ֑ת
'bt
noun · 24×
עֲגָלָ֔ה
'glh
noun · 25×
שָׁ֑וְא
shv'
noun · 52×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. Concerning Those Who Asked Him to Show Them a Sign from Heaven. And the Sadducees and Pharisees came, and tempting Him kept asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. Matthew 16:1 The Sadducees and Pharisees who disagreed with each other in regard to the most essential truths, — for the Pharisees champion the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, hoping that there will …

Cross-references

  • 2Pet 3:4 — And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
  • Eccl 8:11 — Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
  • Ezek 13:22 — Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
  • Isa 28:15 — Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refug
  • Isa 29:15 — Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
  • Isa 59:4 — None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
  • Jer 5:31 — The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
  • Jer 9:5 — And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
  • Jer 23:10 — For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.
  • Jer 23:14 — I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they ar
  • Jer 36:23 — And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was
  • Mal 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
  • Prov 16:27 — An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
  • Prov 30:8 — Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
  • Ps 36:2 — For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.