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Isaiah 57:3

1 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.

2 Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.

“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!

4 Whom are you mocking? At whom do you snarl and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,

5 who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
KJV
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
WEB
“But draw near here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes.
ASV
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.
DARBY
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.
BLB
“And you⁺, draw near here, sons of a sorceress, seed of an adulterer and prostitute!
ÅB
Men kom hit, dere trollkvinnens barn, dere horkarls og horkvinnes yngel!
OTB
"Men kom hit, dere barn av en trollkvinne, avkom av en horkarl og en prostituert!
B1930
Men kom hit, I trollkvinnens barn, I horkarls og horkvinnes yngel!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 16:4

    A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.

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  • 1 John 3:10

    By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

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  • James 4:4

    You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

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  • Hosea 1:2

    When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.”

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  • Revelation 17:1–5

    Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.

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  • Matthew 23:33

    You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

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  • Luke 3:7

    Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

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  • Isaiah 45:20

    Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.

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