Isaiah 57:4

Upon 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,

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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,

In Context

3But draw near hither, you sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer, and of the harlot.

5Who seek your comfort in idols under every green tree, sacrificing children in the torrents, under the high rocks?

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Cross References

Exodus 9:17Dost thou yet hold back my people: and wilt thou not let them go?

Numbers 16:11And that all thy company should stand against the Lord ? for what is Aaron that you murmur against him?

Judges 16:25And rejoicing in their feasts, when they had now taken their good cheer, they commanded that Samson should be called, and should play before them. And being brought out of prison he played before them, and they made him stand between two pillars.

Job 16:9My wrinkles bear witness against me, and a false speaker riseth up against my face, contradicting me.

Psalms 22:13Many calves have surrounded me: fat bulls have besieged me.

Psalms 35:21And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said : Well done, well done, our eyes have 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 →

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