Isaiah 5:18-19

Woe to the Wicked

18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with u cords of falsehood,
who draw sin as with cart ropes,
19 who say: v "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!"

  1. Cross References
    Proverbs 5:22
    The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 12:22
    Son of man, what is this proverb that you have about the land of Israel, saying, 'The days grow long, and every vision comes to nothing'?
    2 Peter 3:4
    They will say, "Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.
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