NET Bible
"They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent."
— Isaiah 5:23, NET Bible
“Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!”
“that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! ”
“who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!”
“That justify the wicked for gifts, and take away the justice of the just from him.”
“Who for a reward give support to the cause of the sinner, and who take away the righteousness of the upright from him.”
“Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!”
Beware, those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness into light and light into darkness, who turn bitter into sweet and sweet into bitter.
Beware, those who think they are wise, those who think they possess understanding.
Beware, those who are champions at drinking, who display great courage when mixing strong drinks.
They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.
Therefore, as flaming fire devours straw, and dry grass disintegrates in the flames, so their root will rot, and their flower will blow away like dust. For they have rejected the law of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, they have spurned the commands of the Holy One of Israel.
So the LORD is furious with his people; he lifts his hand and strikes them. The mountains shake, and corpses lie like manure in the middle of the streets. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.
He lifts a signal flag for a distant nation, he whistles for it to come from the far regions of the earth. Look, they come quickly and swiftly.