Isaiah 57:3
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“But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.
“But come here, you sons of a sorceress [raised in deception and superstition], Offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute.
But come close, you sons of a sorceress [nursed in witchcraft and superstition], you offspring of an adulterer and a harlot.
¶ But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
But come here, you witch’s sons, offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute!
Come here, you children of sorcery, offspring of adultery and prostitution!
“But you, you witches’ children, come here, you spawn of adulterers and whores!
You people are unfaithful! You go to fortunetellers, and you worship idols. Now pay close attention!
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.
But draw near hither, you sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer, and of the harlot.
“Come here, you children of witches. Your father committed adultery, and your mother was unfaithful.
The Lord says, ‘But you magicians, come here! You use magic to learn about future times. You are the family of an adulteress and a prostitute.
But you there, come closer, you children of a witch, you offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute.
But you, draw near, sons of the sorceress, offspring of the adulterer and the loose woman.
But you, draw near, sons of the sorceress, offspring of the adulterer and the loose woman.
“Come here, you ·magicians [L sons/children of a sorceress]! Come here, you ·children [offspring; seed] of prostitutes and adulterers!
But you witches’ children, come hither, the seed of the adulterer and of the whore.
But you—come here, you children of witches, you descendants of adulterers and prostitutes!
Come here to be judged, you sinners! You are no better than sorcerers, adulterers, and prostitutes.
But come here, you sons of a sorceress, offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute!
“Come here, you magicians! Come here, you sons of prostitutes and those who take part in adultery!
“But as for you, come here, you children of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
¶ But come here, ye sons of the sorceress, generation of the adulterer and the whore.
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
“But draw near, you sons of a soothsayer, Seed of an adulterer and a prostitute.
“But you, come near here, you children of a soothsayer, offspring of an adulterer and she who commits fornication.
But you—come here, you witches’ sons, you offspring of adulterers and harlots!
“But you, children of a witch, come here! Sons of a slut, daughters of a whore. What business do you have taunting, sneering, and sticking out your tongue? Do you have any idea what wretches you’ve turned out to be? A race of rebels, a generation of liars. You satisfy your lust any place you find some shade and fornicate at whim. You kill your children at any convenient spot— any cave or crevasse will do. You take stones from the creek and set up your sex-and-religion shrines. You’ve chosen your fate. Your worship will be your doom. You’ve climbed a high mountain to practice your foul sex-and-death religion. Behind closed doors you assemble your precious gods and goddesses. Deserting me, you’ve gone all out, stripped down and made your bed your place of worship. You’ve climbed into bed with the ‘sacred’ whores and loved every minute of it, adoring every curve of their naked bodies. You anoint your king-god with ointments and lavish perfumes on yourselves. You send scouts to search out the latest in religion, send them all the way to hell and back. You wear yourselves out trying the new and the different, and never see what a waste it all is. You’ve always found strength for the latest fad, never got tired of trying new religions.
But draw near to here, you sons of a sorceress, offspring of an adulterer and prostitute.
But you—come here, you children of witches, you descendants of adulterers and prostitutes!
But you, draw near, you children of a sorceress, offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute!
“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, Offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute!
“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, Offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute.
But as for you, come here, you children of a sorceress, you offspring of an adulterer and a harlot!
“Come here, you magicians! Come here, you children of prostitutes and those who take part in adultery!
“But approach, you sons of omen readers, you offspring of adulteresses and prostitutes!
The Lord says, “Come here, you children of women who practice evil magic! You are children of prostitutes and those who commit adultery.
“But you—come here, you children of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
‘But you – come here, you children of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
“But come here, You sons of the sorceress, You offspring of the adulterer and the harlot!
But come here, you sons of a witch, children of a man who does sex sins and a woman who sells the use of her body.
“But you—come here, you witches’ children, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
But as for you, come here, you children of a sorceress, you offspring of an adulterer and a whore.
But as for you, come here, you children of a sorceress, you offspring of an adulterer and a whore.
But as for you, come here, you children of a sorceress, you offspring of an adulterer and a whore.
But as for you, come here, you children of a sorceress, you offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute.
But draw near to here, ye bnei onenah (you children of a sorceress), zera mena’ef (offspring of an adulterer) and she who plays the zonah.
But you, draw near hither, sons of the sorceress, offspring of the adulterer and the harlot.
But you, draw near hither, sons of the sorceress, offspring of the adulterer and the harlot.
But as for you, come here, you children of a sorceress, offspring of an adulterer and prostitute.
But you, you two-faced witch’s spawn, come here. You are adultery’s children, prostitution’s offspring.
“But draw near here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes.
But ye, sons of the seeker of false divining by chittering of birds, nigh hither, the seed of adulteress, and of a whore. (But come ye here, ye sons and daughters of the seeker of false divining by the twittering of birds, ye children of an adulterer, and of a whore.)
And ye, come near hither, O sons of a sorceress, seed of an adulterer, Even thou dost commit whoredom.
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