Isaiah 5:12-13

Woe to the Wicked

12 j They have lyre and harp,
tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,
k but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord,
or see the work of his hands.

13 Therefore my people go into exile
l for lack of knowledge; 1
their m honored men go hungry, 2
and their multitude is parched with thirst.

  1. Cross References
    Amos 6:5 - 6
    Who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and like David invent for themselves instruments of music.
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 26:11
    O Lord, your hand is lifted up, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people, and be ashamed. Let the fire for your adversaries consume them.
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 1:3
    The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.
    Hosea 4:6
    My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
  4. Cross References
    Lamentations 4:2
    The precious sons of Zion, worth their weight in fine gold, how they are regarded as earthen pots, the work of a potter's hands!
    Lamentations 4:7 - 8
    Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, the beauty of their form was like sapphire.
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