Isaiah 57:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
[Who] inflameהַנֵּֽחָמִים֙
(han·ne·cha·mim)
2552: to be or become warma prim. root
yourselves among the oaks, 
 
352d: a terebinthfrom the same as ulam
Underתַּ֖חַת
(ta·chat)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
luxuriantרַעֲנָ֑ן
(ra·'a·nan;)
7488: luxuriant, freshfrom raan
tree,עֵ֣ץ
(etz)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
Who slaughterשֹׁחֲטֵ֤י
(sho·cha·tei)
7819: to slaughter, beata prim. root
the childrenהַיְלָדִים֙
(hay·la·dim)
3206: child, son, boy, youthfrom yalad
in the ravines,בַּנְּחָלִ֔ים
(ban·ne·cha·lim,)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
Underתַּ֖חַת
(ta·chat)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
the cleftsסְעִפֵ֥י
(se·'i·fei)
5585: a cleft, branchfrom an unused word
of the crags?הַסְּלָעִֽים׃
(has·se·la·'im.)
5553: a crag, clifffrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Enflaming
chamam  (khaw-mam')
to be hot -- enflame self, get (have) heat, be (wax) hot, (be, wax) warm (self, at).
yourselves with idols
'el  (ale)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
under every green
ra`anan  (rah-an-awn')
verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous -- green, flourishing.
tree
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
slaying
shachat  (shaw-khat')
to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre) -- kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.
the children
yeled  (yeh'-led)
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring -- boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).
in the valleys
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
under the clifts
ca`iyph  (saw-eef')
a fissure (of rocks); also a bough (as subdivided) -- (outmost) branch, clift, top.
of the rocks
cela`  (seh'-lah)
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress) -- (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Who inflame yourselves among the oaks, Under every luxuriant tree, Who slaughter the children in the ravines, Under the clefts of the crags?

King James Bible
Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
who burn with lust among the oaks, under every green tree, who slaughter children in the wadis below the clefts of the rocks?

International Standard Version
you who burn with lust among the oaks, under every spreading tree, who slaughter your children in the ravines, under the clefts of the rocks?

NET Bible
you who practice ritual sex under the oaks and every green tree, who slaughter children near the streams under the rocky overhangs.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You burn with lust under oak trees and under every large tree. You slaughter children in the valleys and under the cracks in the rocks.

King James 2000 Bible
Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clefts of the rocks?
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