Isaiah 57:3
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, Ye brood of the adulterer and the harlot!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
In Context
2He entereth into peace; He resteth in his bed, Every one that walketh in uprightness.
Cross References
Isaiah 45:20Assemble yourselves and come; Gather yourselves together, ye that are escaped of the nations! They are without understanding, who carry about with them the wood of their graven image, And pray to a god that cannot save.
Jeremiah 3:9And when by the fame of her lewdness she had polluted the land, committing adultery with stone and wood,
Hosea 2:4Upon her sons also I will not have pity, For they are the sons of lewdness.
Joel 3:9Proclaim ye this among the nations: “Prepare war! Stir up the mighty ones! Let all the warriors draw near; let them come up!”
Matthew 12:34How can ye, evil as ye are, speak good things? 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 →