Isaiah 57:3–9

PAGAN RELIGION DENOUNCED

³But come here,

you witch’s sons,

offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute!^C

⁴Who are you mocking?

Who are you opening your mouth

and sticking out your tongue at?

Isn’t it you, you rebellious children,^m

you offspring of liars,

⁵who burn with lust among the oaks,

under every green tree,ⁿ

who slaughter children in the wadis

below the clefts of the rocks?^o

⁶Your 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?

⁷You have placed your bed

on a high and lofty mountain;^a

you also went up there to offer sacrifice.

⁸You have set up your memorial

behind the door and doorpost.

For away from me, you stripped,

went up, and made your bed wide,^b

and you have made a bargain^D for yourself with them.

You have loved their bed;

you have gazed on their genitals.^EF

⁹You went to the king with oil

and multiplied your perfumes;

you sent your envoys far away^c

and sent them down even to Sheol.