22 Woe to men mighty at drinking wine,
Woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink,
23 Who (A)justify the wicked for a bribe,
And take away justice from the righteous man!

24 Therefore, (B)as the [a]fire devours the stubble,
And the flame consumes the chaff,
So (C)their root will be as rottenness,
And their blossom will ascend like dust;
Because they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts,
And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
25 (D)Therefore the anger of the Lord is aroused against His people;
He has stretched out His hand against them
And stricken them,
And (E)the hills trembled.
Their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the streets.

(F)For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.

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  1. Isaiah 5:24 Lit. tongue of fire

22 (A)Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine,
And valiant men in mixing intoxicating drink,
23 (B)Who declare the wicked innocent for a bribe,
And (C)take away the [a]rights of the ones who are in the right!

24 Therefore, (D)as a tongue of fire consumes stubble,
And dry grass collapses in the flame,
So their (E)root will become (F)like rot, and their blossom [b]blow away like dust;
For they have (G)rejected the Law of the Lord of armies,
And discarded the word of the Holy One of Israel.
25 For this reason the (H)anger of the Lord has burned against His people,
And He has stretched out His hand against them and struck them.
And the (I)mountains quaked, and their (J)corpses [c]lay like refuse in the middle of the streets.
(K)Despite all this, His anger [d]is not spent,
But His (L)hand is still stretched out.

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  1. Isaiah 5:23 Lit justice
  2. Isaiah 5:24 Lit ascend
  3. Isaiah 5:25 Lit were
  4. Isaiah 5:25 Lit has not turned away

22 
Woe (judgment is coming) to those who are heroes at drinking wine
And men of strength in mixing intoxicating drinks,
23 
Who justify the wicked and acquit the guilty for a bribe,
And take away the rights of those who are in the right!

24 
Therefore, as the tongue of fire consumes the stubble [from straw]
And the dry grass collapses into the flame,
So their root will become like rot and their blossom blow away like fine dust;
Because they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts
And despised and discarded the word of the Holy One of Israel.
25 
Therefore the anger of the Lord has burned against His people,
And He has stretched out His hand against them and has struck them down.
And the mountains trembled, and their dead bodies lay like rubbish in the middle of the streets.
In spite of all this God’s anger is not turned away,
But His hand is still stretched out [in judgment].

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22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine(A)
    and champions at mixing drinks,(B)
23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe,(C)
    but deny justice(D) to the innocent.(E)
24 Therefore, as tongues of fire(F) lick up straw(G)
    and as dry grass sinks down in the flames,
so their roots will decay(H)
    and their flowers blow away like dust;(I)
for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty
    and spurned the word(J) of the Holy One(K) of Israel.
25 Therefore the Lord’s anger(L) burns against his people;
    his hand is raised and he strikes them down.
The mountains shake,(M)
    and the dead bodies(N) are like refuse(O) in the streets.(P)

Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,(Q)
    his hand is still upraised.(R)

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22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

24 Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

25 Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

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