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Isaiah

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

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Woe ah! alas! ha! Interjection H1945 הֹ֣וי ho·vy
to those who call to utter, say Verb H559 הָאֹמְרִ֥ים ha·'o·me·rim
evil evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity Adjective H7451 לָרַ֛ע la·ra
good, a good thing, benefit, welfare Adjective H2896 טֹ֖וב to·vv
and good a good thing, benefit, welfare Adjective H2896 וְלַטֹּ֣וב ve·lat·to·vv
evil; evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity Adjective H7451 רָ֑ע ra;
Who substitute to put, place, set Verb H7760 שָׂמִ֨ים sa·mim
darkness darkness, obscurity Noun H2822 חֹ֤שֶׁךְ cho·shech
for light a light Noun H216 לְאֹור֙ le·'o·vr
and light a light Noun H216 וְאֹ֣ור ve·'o·vr
for darkness; darkness, obscurity Noun H2822 לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְ le·cho·shech,
Who substitute to put, place, set Verb H7760 שָׂמִ֥ים sa·mim
bitter bitter, bitterness Adjective H4751 מַ֛ר mar
for sweet sweet, sweetness Adjective H4966 לְמָתֹ֖וק le·ma·to·vk
and sweet sweet, sweetness Adjective H4966 וּמָתֹ֥וק u·ma·to·vk
for bitter! bitter, bitterness Adjective H4751 לְמָֽר׃ le·mar.

Locations

Put

PUTput (puT; Phoud, in Genesis and Chronicles, variant for Genesis Phout, for Chronicles, Phouth):1. Renderings:In consequence of the identification at the time, the prophets have "Libya" (Libues), except Nab 3:9, where the Greek renders the word as phuge, "flight." The Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) has "Phut," "Phuth," and in the Prophets "Li... View Details

People

Put

a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
King James Bible Woe to those who unto them that call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute that put darkness for light light, and light for darkness; Who substitute that put bitter for sweet sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Hebrew Greek English Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!