Isa 5:20 | KJV | STEP | Woe unto them that call evil good , and good evil ; that put darkness for light , and light for darkness ; that put bitter for sweet , and sweet for bitter !

d Job 17:12; Matt 6:22, 23; Luke 11:34, 35

Isa 5: 20

(KJV)

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! ^{▼▼ call…: Heb. say concerning evil, It is good, etc}

(NASB2020)

Woe to those who ^bcall evil good, and good evil;
Who ^{▼▼Lit set} ^dsubstitute darkness for light and light for darkness;
Who ^{▼▼Lit set}substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

(NET2full)

Beware, those who call evil good and good evil, ^{▼▼tn Heb “Woe [to] those who call.” See the note at v. 8.}
who turn darkness into light and light into darkness,
who turn bitter into sweet and sweet into bitter. ^{▼▼sn In this verse the prophet denounces the perversion of moral standards. Darkness and bitterness are metaphors for evil; light and sweetness symbolize uprightness.}