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Isaiah 5:18

Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:

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ה֛וֹיhoyalasהוֹיparticle, interjection — “alas”H1945oh!ah, alas, ho, O, woe.מֹשְׁכֵ֥יmoshekhedrawמָשַׁךְverb, qal, participle, construct — “draw”, a verb used as a describing wordH4900to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)draw (along, out), continue, defer, extend, forbear, [idiom] give, handle, make (pro-, sound) long, [idiom] sow, scatter, stretch out.הֶֽעָוֺ֖ןheaonthe faultעָוֺןdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the fault”, the ordinary formH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.בְּחַבְלֵ֣יbechavlein companyחֶבֶלpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “in company”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2256a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruinband, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.הַשָּׁ֑וְאhashavethe falseשָׁוְאdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the false”, the ordinary formH7723evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.וְכַעֲב֥וֹתvekhaavotand as bandעֲבֹתconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “and as band”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5688something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliageband, cord, rope, thick bough (branch), wreathen (chain).הָעֲגָלָ֖הhaagalahthe cartעֲגָלָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the cart”, the ordinary formH5699something revolving, i.e. a wheeled vehiclecart, chariot, wagonחַטָּאָֽהchataahpunishmentחַטָּאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “punishment”, the ordinary formH2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offenderpunishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and sin as it were with a cart rope;

Young’s Literal Translation

Woe [to] those drawing out iniquity with cords of vanity, And as [with] thick ropes of the cart — sin.

World English Bible

Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and wickedness as with cart rope,

Darby Translation

Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as with cart-ropes!

Douay-Rheims

Woe to you that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as the rope of a cart.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Woe to them that draw sins to them as with a long rope, and iniquities as with a thong of the heifer's yoke:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐαὶ οἱ ἐπισπώμενοι τὰς ἁμαρτίας ὡς σχοινίῳ μακρῷ, καὶ ὡς ζυγοῦ ἱμάντι δαμάλεως τὰς ἀνομίας·