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Evil Leaders Rebuked

57 The righteous man perishes, and no man (A)puts it upon his heart;
And men of lovingkindness are gathered away, while no one understands.
For the righteous man is gathered away from (B)evil,
He enters into peace;
They rest in their [a]beds,
Each one who (C)walked in his upright way.
“But draw near, you sons of a (D)soothsayer,
(E)Seed of an adulterer and [b]a (F)prostitute.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 57:2 Graves
  2. Isaiah 57:3 As in ancient versions; Heb she prostitutes herself