Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “But you—come here, you children of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! New Living Translation “But you—come here, you witches’ children, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! English Standard Version But you, draw near, sons of the sorceress, offspring of the adulterer and the loose woman. Berean Standard Bible “But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! King James Bible But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. New King James Version “But come here, You sons of the sorceress, You offspring of the adulterer and the harlot! New American Standard Bible “But come here, you sons of a sorceress, Offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute! NASB 1995 “But come here, you sons of a sorceress, Offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute. NASB 1977 “But come here, you sons of a sorceress, Offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute. Legacy Standard Bible “But draw near, you sons of a soothsayer, Seed of an adulterer and a prostitute. Amplified Bible “But come here, you sons of a sorceress [raised in deception and superstition], Offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute. Christian Standard Bible But come here, you witch’s sons, offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute! Holman Christian Standard Bible But come here, you sons of a sorceress, offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute! American Standard Version But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And you come here, sons of affliction, seed of adulterers and fornicators Brenton Septuagint Translation But draw ye near hither, ye lawless children, the seed of adulterers and the harlot. Contemporary English Version You people are unfaithful! You go to fortunetellers, and you worship idols. Now pay close attention! Douay-Rheims Bible But draw near hither, you sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer, and of the harlot. English Revised Version But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. GOD'S WORD® Translation But you-come here, you children of witches, you descendants of adulterers and prostitutes! Good News Translation Come here to be judged, you sinners! You are no better than sorcerers, adulterers, and prostitutes. International Standard Version "But as for you, come here, you children of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! JPS Tanakh 1917 But draw near hither, Ye sons of the sorceress, The seed of the adulterer and the harlot. Literal Standard Version “And you, come near here, | O sons of a sorceress, seed of an adulterer, | Even you commit whoredom. Majority Standard Bible “But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! New American Bible But you, draw near, you children of a sorceress, offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute! NET Bible But approach, you sons of omen readers, you offspring of adulteresses and prostitutes! New Revised Standard Version But as for you, come here, you children of a sorceress, you offspring of an adulterer and a whore. New Heart English Bible "But draw near here, you sons of the sorceress, offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute. Webster's Bible Translation But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the lewd. World English Bible “But draw near here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes. Young's Literal Translation And ye, come near hither, O sons of a sorceress, seed of an adulterer, Even thou dost commit whoredom. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God Condemns Idolatry3“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! 4Whom are you mocking? At whom do you snarl and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,… Cross References Matthew 16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah." Then He left them and went away. Isaiah 1:4 Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. Isaiah 1:21 See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers! Isaiah 48:16 Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there." And now the Lord GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit. Isaiah 57:7 On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices. Isaiah 58:2 For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God." Malachi 3:5 "Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me," says the LORD of Hosts. Treasury of Scripture But draw near here, you sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. draw Isaiah 45:20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. Joel 3:9-11 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: … sons Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Hosea 1:2 The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD. Matthew 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Jump to Previous Adulterer Adulterers Arts Commit Draw Harlot Hither Husband Lewd Offspring Prostitute Prostitutes Secret Seed Sorceress Whore Whoredom WiseJump to Next Adulterer Adulterers Arts Commit Draw Harlot Hither Husband Lewd Offspring Prostitute Prostitutes Secret Seed Sorceress Whore Whoredom WiseIsaiah 57 1. The blessed death of the righteous3. God reproves the People for their idolatry 13. He gives promises of mercy to the penitent (3) Ye sons of the sorceress.--The words may be purely figurative, as meaning those who practise sorcery, but it is also possible that they may have reference to the female soothsayers, such as are described in Ezekiel 13:17-23. The adulterer.--Here again the epithet may have had both a figurative and a literal application. (Comp. Matthew 12:39; Matthew 16:4; James 4:4.) Verses 3-14. - ISRAEL SEVERELY REBUKED FOR IDOLATRY. Though Hezekiah had made a great reformation of religion when he ascended the throne(2 Kings 18:4; 2 Chronicles 29:3-19), and had done his best to put down idolatry, yet it was still dear to large numbers among the people, and was easily revived by Manasseh in the earlier portion of his reign (2 Chronicles 33:2-9). Isaiah now rebukes various kinds of idolatrous practices, and shows the vanity of them. Verse 3. - Draw near hither. Approach, to hear the reprimand which ye so well deserve. Ye sons of the sorceress; rather, of a sorceress. Judah herself, the nation, is the" sorceress" and "adulteress," whose individual children are summoned to draw near. She is an adulteress; for she has transgressed against the mystic marriage-tie which bound her to Jehovah (see Isaiah 54:5, and the comment ad lot.). She is also a "sorceress," since she has bewitched her children, and given herself up to magical as well as to idolatrous practices (2 Chronicles 33:6). Seed of the adulterer and the whore; rather, seed of an adulteress, and that thyself committest whoredom. The congenital tendency has broken out into act. The Israel addressed is as "adulterous," i.e. idolatrous, as the Israel of former times.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But comeקִרְבוּ־ (qir·ḇū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7126: To come near, approach here, הֵ֖נָּה (hên·nāh) Adverb Strong's 2008: Hither, thither you וְאַתֶּ֥ם (wə·’at·tem) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you sons בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of a sorceress, עֹנְנָ֑ה (‘ō·nə·nāh) Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 6049: To act covertly, practise magic you offspring זֶ֥רַע (ze·ra‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity of adulterers מְנָאֵ֖ף (mə·nā·’êp̄) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5003: To commit adultery, to apostatize and prostitutes! וַתִּזְנֶֽה׃ (wat·tiz·neh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry Links Isaiah 57:3 NIVIsaiah 57:3 NLT Isaiah 57:3 ESV Isaiah 57:3 NASB Isaiah 57:3 KJV Isaiah 57:3 BibleApps.com Isaiah 57:3 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 57:3 Chinese Bible Isaiah 57:3 French Bible Isaiah 57:3 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 57:3 But draw near here you sons (Isa Isi Is) |