22 (A)Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine
And valiant men in mixing strong drink,
23 (B)Who justify the wicked 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 into the flame,
So their (E)root will become (F)like rot and their blossom [b]blow away as dust;
For they have (G)rejected the law of the Lord of hosts
And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:23 Lit righteousness
  2. Isaiah 5:24 Lit ascend