Holy Scripture

Isaiah 57:3

A church father on this verse
“(Vers. 3, 4.) But you come here, sons of a fortune teller: whose seed have you played with? Whose mouth have you opened wide, and whose tongue have you cast out? LXX: But you come here, wicked sons, seed of adulterers and prostitutes, with whom have you played? Whose mouth have you opened: and whose tongue have you ca…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Isaiah

Source: Septuagint

Original

3But draw ye near hither, ye lawless children, the seed of adulterers and the harlot.

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In context

1See how the just man has perished, and no one lays it to heart: and righteous men are taken away, and no one considers: for the righteous has been removed out of the way of injustice.

2His burial shall be in peace: he has been removed out of the way.

— Isaiah 57:3 —

4Wherein have ye been rioting? and against whom have ye opened your mouth, and against whom have ye loosed your tongue? are ye not children of perdition? a lawless seed?

5who call upon idols under the leafy trees, slaying your children in the valleys among the rocks?

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