Isaiah 57:3-13

New International Version

³“But you—come here, you children of a sorceress,^(A)
    you offspring of adulterers^(B) and prostitutes!^(C)
⁴Who 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?
⁵You 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.
⁶The idols^(H) among the smooth stones of the ravines are your portion;
    indeed, they are your lot.
Yes, to them you have poured out drink offerings^(I)
    and offered grain offerings.
    In view of all this, should I relent?^(J)
⁷You have made your bed on a high and lofty hill;^(K)
    there you went up to offer your sacrifices.^(L)
⁸Behind your doors and your doorposts
    you have put your pagan symbols.
Forsaking me, you uncovered your bed,
    you climbed into it and opened it wide;
you made a pact with those whose beds you love,^(M)
    and you looked with lust on their naked bodies.^(N)
⁹You went to Molek^[a]^(O) with olive oil
    and increased your perfumes.^(P)
You sent your ambassadors^[b]^(Q) far away;
    you descended to the very realm of the dead!^(R)
¹⁰You wearied^(S) yourself by such going about,
    but you would not say, ‘It is hopeless.’^(T)
You found renewal of your strength,^(U)
    and so you did not faint.

¹¹“Whom have you so dreaded and feared^(V)
    that you have not been true to me,
and have neither remembered^(W) me
    nor taken this to heart?^(X)
Is it not because I have long been silent^(Y)
    that you do not fear me?
¹²I will expose your righteousness and your works,^(Z)
    and they will not benefit you.
¹³When you cry out^(AA) for help,
    let your collection of idols save^(AB) you!
The wind will carry all of them off,
    a mere breath will blow^(AC) them away.
But whoever takes refuge^(AD) in me
    will inherit the land^(AE)
    and possess my holy mountain.”^(AF)