Isaiah 57:3-13

Holman Christian Standard Bible

³ But come here,
you sons of a sorceress,
offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute!^[a]
4 Who 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,^(A)
you race of liars,
⁵ who burn with lust among the oaks,
under every green tree,^(B)
who slaughter children in the wadis
below the clefts of the rocks?^(C)
6 Your 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?
⁷ You have placed your bed
on a high and lofty mountain;^(D)
you also went up there to offer sacrifice.
⁸ You have set up your memorial
behind the door and doorpost.
For away from Me, you stripped,
went up, and made your bed wide,^(E)
and you have made a bargain^[b] for yourself with them.
You have loved their bed;
you have gazed on their genitals.^[c][d]
9 You went to the king with oil
and multiplied your perfumes;
you sent your couriers far away^(F)
and sent them down even to Sheol.
¹⁰ You became weary on your many journeys,
but you did not say, “I give up!”^(G)
You found a renewal of your strength;^[e]
therefore you did not grow weak.
¹¹ Who was it you dreaded and feared,
so that you lied and didn’t remember Me
or take it to heart?
Have I not kept silent for such a long time^[f](H)
and you do not fear Me?
¹² I will expose your righteousness,
and your works—they will not profit you.
¹³ When you cry out,
let your collection of idols deliver you!
The wind will carry all of them off,
a breath will take them away.
But whoever takes refuge in Me
will inherit the land^(I)
and possess My holy mountain.^(J)