Isaiah 57:3
But come here, you sons of the sorceress, 1 children of the adulterer and the woman who has prostituted herself. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 enters into peace; 1 they rest in their beds, those who walk in their uprightness. 1
Cross References
Genesis 3:15I will put hostility between you and the woman, 1 and between your seed and her seed. 1 He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”
Isaiah 45:20Assemble yourselves and come! Gather together, you refugees from among the nations! 1 They have no knowledge, those who carry carved images and pray to gods that cannot save. 1
Jeremiah 3:9Her prostitution was nothing to her; she defiled the land, and she committed adultery with stones and trees.
Hosea 2:4I will not have any mercy on her children, 1 for they are children of prostitution. 1
Joel 3:9Proclaim this among the nations, 1 “Prepare yourselves for war, 1 rouse the mighty men, 1 let them come near, 1 let all the men of battle come up. 1
Matthew 12:34You offspring of vipers, since you are evil, how can you say good things? For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
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 →