Isaiah 57:1-8 ▼

1 The righteous has perished, || And there is none laying [it] to heart, || And men of kindness are gathered, || Without any considering that from the face of evil || The righteous one is gathered.

2 He enters into peace, they rest on their beds, || [Each] is going straightforward.

3 “And you, come near here, || O sons of a sorceress, seed of an adulterer, || Even you commit whoredom.

4 Against whom do you sport yourselves? Against whom do you enlarge the mouth || [And] prolong the tongue? Are you not children of transgression? A false seed?

5 Who are inflamed among oaks, under every green tree, || Slaughtering the children in valleys, || Under clefts of the rocks.

6 Your portion [is] among the smooth things of a brook, || They [are] your lot, || You have also poured out an oblation to them, || You have caused a present to ascend, || Am I comforted in these things?

7 On a mountain, high and exalted, || You have set your bed, || You have also gone up there to make a sacrifice.

8 And behind the door, and the post, || You have set up your memorial, || For you have removed from Me, and go up, || You have enlarged your bed, || And cut [a covenant] with them, || You have loved their bed, the station you saw,