57 The righteous person perishes,
and no one takes it to heart;
the faithful are taken away,
with no one realizing
that the righteous person is taken away
because of[a] evil.
He will enter into peace—
they will rest on their beds[b]
everyone who lives uprightly.

Pagan Religion Denounced

But come here,
you witch’s sons,
offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute![c]

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Footnotes

  1. 57:1 Or taken away from the presence of
  2. 57:2 Either their deathbeds or their graves
  3. 57:3 Lit and she acted as a prostitute

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