Isaiah 57:5 Parallel Translations

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.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

ye that inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; that slay the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?

BBE:

You who are burning with evil desire among the oaks, under every green tree; putting children to death in the valleys, under the cracks of the rocks?

DBY:

inflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clefts of the rocks?

ERV:

ye that inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; that slay the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?

JPS:

Ye that inflame yourselves among the terebinths, under every leafy tree; that slay the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?

WBS:

Inflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the cliffs of the rocks?

WEB:

you who inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; who kill the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?

YLT:

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

Isaiah 57:5 Cross References

XREF:

2 Kings 16:4 He sacrificed and burned incense on the high places and on the hills and under every green tree.

2 Kings 23:10 He also defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter pass through the fire for Molech.

Psalm 106:37 They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons,

Psalm 106:38 And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and their daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with the blood.

Isaiah 1:29 Surely you will be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, And you will be embarrassed at the gardens which you have chosen.

Jeremiah 2:20 "For long ago I broke your yoke And tore off your bonds; But you said, 'I will not serve!' For on every high hill And under every green tree You have lain down as a harlot.

Jeremiah 3:13 'Only acknowledge your iniquity, That you have transgressed against the LORD your God And have scattered your favors to the strangers under every green tree, And you have not obeyed My voice,' declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 7:31 "They have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I did not command, and it did not come into My mind. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

57:5 Inflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the {d} children in the valleys under the clefts of the rocks?
(d) Read Le 18:21, 2Ki 23:10.

WES:

57:5 Enflaming - Lusting after them, and mad upon them. Slaying - In way of sacrifice to their idols. Valleys - He seems to allude to the valley of Hinnom in which these cruelties were practised. Clifts - Which they chuse either for shade, or for those dark vaults, in rocks, which were convenient for idolatrous uses.

MHC:

57:3-12 The Lord here calls apostates and hypocrites to appear before him. When reproved for their sins, and threatened with judgments, they ridiculed the word of God. The Jews were guilty of idolatry before the captivity; but not after that affliction. Their zeal in the worship of false gods, may shame our indifference in the worship of the true God. The service of sin is disgraceful slavery; those who thus debase themselves to hell, will justly have their portion there. Men incline to a religion that inflames their unholy passions. They are led to do any evil, however great or vile, if they think it will atone for crimes, or purchase indulgence for some favourite lust. This explains idolatry, whether pagan, Jewish, or antichristian. But those who set up anything instead of God, for their hope and confidence, never will come to a right end. Those who forsake the only right way, wander in a thousand by-paths. The pleasures of sin soon tire, but never satisfy. Those who care not for the word of God and his providences, show they have no fear of God. Sin profits not; it ruins and destroys.

CONC:

Burn Burning Clefts Cliffs Clifts Cracks Crags Death Desire Enflaming Evil Green Idols Inflame Inflamed Inflaming Kill Leafy Lust Luxuriant Oaks Overhanging Putting Ravines Rocks Sacrifice Slaughter Slaughtering Slay Slaying Spreading Terebinths Tree Valleys Yourselves

Burn Burning Children Clefts Cliffs Clifts Cracks Crags Death Desire Evil Green Idols Inflame Inflamed Inflaming Kill Leafy Oaks Putting Ravines Rocks Sacrifice Slaughter Slaughtering Slay Slaying Spreading Terebinths Tree Valleys Yourselves

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