Evil Leaders Rebuked

57 The righteous man perishes, and no man (A)takes it to heart;
And devout men are taken away, while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from (B)evil,
He enters into peace;
They rest in their [a]beds,
Each one who (C)walked in his upright way.
“But come here, you sons of a (D)sorceress,
(E)Offspring of an adulterer and [b]a (F)prostitute.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 57:2 I.e. graves
  2. Isaiah 57:3 So ancient versions; Heb she prostitutes herself