“But come here, you sons of a (A)sorceress,
(B)Offspring of an adulterer and [a]a (C)prostitute!
Of whom do you make fun?
Against whom do you open wide your mouth
And stick out your tongue?
Are you not children of (D)rebellion,
Offspring of deceit,
Who inflame yourselves among the (E)oaks,
(F)Under every luxuriant tree,
Who (G)slaughter the children in the [b]ravines,
Under the clefts of the rocks?

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 57:3 As in ancient versions; MT she prostitutes herself
  2. Isaiah 57:5 Or wadis

“But you—come here, you children of a sorceress,(A)
    you offspring of adulterers(B) and prostitutes!(C)
Who are you mocking?
    At whom do you sneer
    and stick out your tongue?
Are you not a brood of rebels,(D)
    the offspring of liars?
You burn with lust among the oaks(E)
    and under every spreading tree;(F)
you sacrifice your children(G) in the ravines
    and under the overhanging crags.

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