Isaiah 57:3–9

Pagan Religion Denounced

³But come here,

you sons of a sorceress,

offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute! ⁿ

⁴Who 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, ^o

you race of liars,

⁵who burn with lust among the oaks,

under every green tree, ^p

who slaughter children in the wadis

below the clefts of the rocks? ^q

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; ^r

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, ^s

and you have made a bargain ^tfor yourself with them.

You have loved their bed;

you have gazed on their genitals. ^uv

⁹You went to the king with oil

and multiplied your perfumes;

you sent your couriers far away ^w

and sent them down even to Sheol.