Isaiah 57:3

But draw near hither, you sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer, and of the harlot.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.

In Context

2Let peace come, let him rest in his bed that hath walked in his uprightness.

4Upon whom have you jested? upon whom have you opened your mouth wide, and put out your tongue? are not you wicked children, a false seed,

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Cross References

Genesis 3:15I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel.

Isaiah 45:20Assemble yourselves, and come, and draw near together, ye that are saved of the Gentiles: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven work, and pray to a god that cannot save.

Jeremiah 3:9And by the facility of her fornication she defiled the land, and played the harlot with stones and with stocks.

Hosea 2:4And I will not have mercy on her children: for they are the children of fornications.

Joel 3:9Proclaim ye this among the nations: prepare war, rouse up the strong: let them come, let all the men of war come up.

Matthew 12:34O generation of vipers, how can you speak good things, whereas you are evil? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 57:2-3

Death of the Righteous. ( b. c. 706.) 1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. 2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness. The prophet, in the close of the foregoing chapter, had condemned the watchmen for their ignorance and sottishness; here he shows the general stupidity and senselessness of the people likewise. No wonder they were… Read the whole commentary →

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