Isaiah 57:3-13
Christian Standard Bible
Pagan Religion Denounced
3 But come here,
you witch’s sons,
offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute![a]
4 Who are you mocking?
Who are you opening your mouth
and sticking out your tongue at?
Isn’t it you, you rebellious children,(A)
you offspring of liars,
5 who burn with lust among the oaks,
under every green tree,(B)
who slaughter children in the wadis
below the clefts of the rocks?(C)
6 Your portion is among the smooth stones of the wadi;
indeed, they are your lot.
You have even poured out a drink offering to them;
you have offered a grain offering;
should I be satisfied with these?
7 You have placed your bed
on a high and lofty mountain;(D)
you also went up there to offer sacrifice.
8 You have set up your memorial
behind the door and doorpost.
For away from me, you stripped,
went up, and made your bed wide,(E)
and you have made a bargain[b] for yourself with them.
You have loved their bed;
you have gazed on their genitals.[c][d]
9 You went to the king with oil
and multiplied your perfumes;
you sent your envoys far away(F)
and sent them down even to Sheol.
10 You became weary on your many journeys,
but you did not say, “It’s hopeless!” (G)
You found a renewal of your strength;[e]
therefore you did not grow weak.
11 Who was it you dreaded and feared,
so that you lied and didn’t remember me
or take it to heart?
I have kept silent for a long time, haven’t I?[f](H)
So you do not fear me.
12 I will announce your righteousness,
and your works—they will not profit you.
13 When you cry out,
let your collection of idols rescue you!
The wind will carry all of them off,
a breath will take them away.
But whoever takes refuge in me
will inherit the land(I)
and possess my holy mountain.(J)
Isaiah 57:3-13
English Standard Version
3 But you, draw near,
sons of the sorceress,
(A)offspring of the adulterer and the loose woman.
4 Whom are you mocking?
Against whom (B)do you open your mouth wide
and stick out your tongue?
Are you not children of (C)transgression,
(D)the offspring of deceit,
5 you who burn with lust among (E)the oaks,[a]
under every green tree,
(F)who slaughter your children in the valleys,
under the clefts of the rocks?
6 Among the smooth stones of (G)the valley is your portion;
they, they, are your lot;
to them you have poured out a drink offering,
you have brought a grain offering.
Shall I relent for these things?
7 (H)On a high and lofty mountain
you have set your bed,
and there you went up to offer sacrifice.
8 Behind the door and the doorpost
you have set up your memorial;
for, deserting me, (I)you have uncovered your bed,
you have gone up to it,
(J)you have made it wide;
and you have made a covenant for yourself with them,
you have loved their bed,
you have looked on nakedness.[b]
9 You journeyed to the king with oil
and multiplied your perfumes;
(K)you sent your envoys far off,
and sent down even to Sheol.
10 You were wearied with the length of your way,
(L)but you did not say, “It is hopeless”;
you found new life for your strength,
and so you were not faint.[c]
11 (M)Whom did you dread and fear,
(N)so that you lied,
and did not remember me,
did not lay it to heart?
(O)Have I not held my peace, even for a long time,
and you do not fear me?
12 I will declare your righteousness and your deeds,
but they will not profit you.
13 (P)When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you!
The wind will carry them all off,
a breath will take them away.
(Q)But he who takes refuge in me shall possess the land
and shall inherit (R)my holy mountain.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 57:5 Or among the terebinths
- Isaiah 57:8 Or on a monument (see 56:5); Hebrew on a hand
- Isaiah 57:10 Hebrew and so you were not sick
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