Isaiah 5:18

5:18 Those who pull evil along using cords of emptiness are as good as dead,

who pull sin as with cart ropes.

Isaiah 5:22

5:22 Those who are champions at drinking wine are as good as dead,

who display great courage when mixing strong drinks.

Isaiah 10:1

10:1 Those who enact unjust policies are as good as dead,

those who are always instituting unfair regulations,

Isaiah 10:5

The Lord Turns on Arrogant Assyria

10:5 Assyria, the club I use to vent my anger, is as good as dead,

a cudgel with which I angrily punish.

Isaiah 18:1

The Lord Will Judge a Distant Land in the South

18:1 The land of buzzing wings is as good as dead,

the one beyond the rivers of Cush,

Isaiah 45:10

45:10 Danger awaits one who says to his father,

“What in the world are you fathering?”

and to his mother,

“What in the world are you bringing forth?”