Isaiah 57:3-13
Lexham English Bible
3 “But[a] you, come near here, you children of a soothsayer,
offspring of an adulterer and she who commits fornication.
4 At whom do you make fun?
At whom do you open[b] your mouth and stick out[c] your tongue?
Are you not children of transgression,
offspring of deception,
5 who burn with lust among the oaks,
under every leafy tree,
who slaughter children in the valleys,
under the clefts of the rocks?
6 Your portion is among the smooth stones of the valley;
they, they are your lot;
indeed, to them you have poured out a drink offering,
you have brought a food offering.
Shall I relent concerning these things?
7 You have set your bed upon a high and lofty mountain;
indeed, you went up there to slaughter sacrifice.
8 And you have set your symbol behind the door and the doorpost;
for you depart[d] from me, and you go up;
you make your bed wide, and you make a deal with[e] them,
you have loved their bed; you have seen their genitals.[f]
9 And you climbed down to the king with oil,
and you made your perfumes numerous,
and you sent your envoys far away,[g]
and you sent down deep[h] to Sheol.
10 You grow weary by the greatness of your way,
but you did not say, ‘Despairing!’
You found the renewal[i] of your strength,[j]
therefore you do not grow weak.
11 And of whom were you afraid and feared, that you deceived
and did not remember me?
Did you not place it on your heart?
Have I not been silent, even from long ago,
and so you do not fear me?
12 I myself will declare your righteousness and your works,
but[k] they will not benefit you.
13 When you cry,[l] let your collection deliver you,
and the wind will carry all of them away;
a breath will take them away.
But[m] he who takes refuge in me shall take possession of the land,
and he shall inherit my holy mountain.”[n]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 57:3 Or “And”
- Isaiah 57:4 Literally “widen”
- Isaiah 57:4 Literally “make long”
- Isaiah 57:8 The reading tradition (Qere) has “uncover,” which makes no sense in context, but with different vowels it would be “depart”
- Isaiah 57:8 Literally “cut off for yourself from”
- Isaiah 57:8 Literally “hand”
- Isaiah 57:9 Literally “to from far”
- Isaiah 57:9 Literally “humiliated”
- Isaiah 57:10 Literally “life”
- Isaiah 57:10 Literally “hand;” compare the “hand” in verse 8
- Isaiah 57:12 Or “and”
- Isaiah 57:13 Literally “your crying”
- Isaiah 57:13 Or “And”
- Isaiah 57:13 Literally “mountain of holiness “
Isaiah 57:3-13
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Pagan Religion Denounced
3 But come here,
you sons of a sorceress,
offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute![a]
4 Who is it you are mocking?
Who is it you are opening your mouth
and sticking out your tongue at?
Isn’t it you, you rebellious children,(A)
you race 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 couriers far away(F)
and sent them down even to Sheol.
10 You became weary on your many journeys,
but you did not say, “I give up!”(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?
Have I not kept silent for such a long time[f](H)
and you do not fear Me?
12 I will expose your righteousness,
and your works—they will not profit you.
13 When you cry out,
let your collection of idols deliver 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)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 57:3 Lit and she acted as a prostitute
- Isaiah 57:8 Lit you cut
- Isaiah 57:8 Lit hand
- Isaiah 57:8 In Hb, the word hand is probably a euphemism for “genitals.”
- Isaiah 57:10 Lit found life of your hand
- Isaiah 57:11 LXX reads And I, when I see you, I pass by
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