Isaiah 5:20

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Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, And light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, And sweet for bitter!

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Jerusalem, the capital of Judah and center of its worship and leadership, stands in the background of Isaiah’s warnings to God’s covenant people. The reversal of moral categories condemned here reflects the corruption for which Judah and Jerusalem would face divine judgment.

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