Isaiah 5:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes,

Young's Literal Translation
Wo [to] those drawing out iniquity with cords of vanity, And as [with] thick ropes of the cart—sin.

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

Hebrew
Woe
ה֛וֹי (hō·w)
Interjection
Strong's 1945: Ah! alas! ha!

to those who draw
מֹשְׁכֵ֥י (mō·šə·ḵê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4900: To draw, drag

iniquity
הֶֽעָוֺ֖ן (he·‘ā·wōn)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity

with cords
בְּחַבְלֵ֣י (bə·ḥaḇ·lê)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin

of deceit
הַשָּׁ֑וְא (haš·šāw)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7723: Evil, idolatry, uselessness

and pull sin along
חַטָּאָֽה׃ (ḥaṭ·ṭā·’āh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

with cart
הָעֲגָלָ֖ה (hā·‘ă·ḡā·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5699: Something revolving, a wheeled vehicle

ropes,
וְכַעֲב֥וֹת (wə·ḵa·‘ă·ḇō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 5688: Something intwined, a string, wreath, foliage

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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