Isaiah 57:4
Against whom do ye sport yourselves? Against whom do ye make a wide mouth, [and] draw out the tongue? Are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
3But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.
Cross References
Exodus 9:17Dost thou still exalt thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?
Numbers 16:11For which cause thou and all thy band are banded together against Jehovah; and Aaron, who is he that ye murmur against him?
Judges 16:25And it came to pass when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison-house, and he played before them; and they set him between the pillars.
Job 16:9His anger teareth and pursueth me; he gnasheth with his teeth against me; [as] mine adversary he sharpeneth his eyes at me.
Psalms 22:13They gape upon me with their mouth, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.
Psalms 35:21And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said, Aha! aha! our eye hath seen [it].
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 57:4-13
A Charge against the People. ( b. c. 706.) 3 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. 4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, 5 Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks? 6 Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou… Read the whole commentary →