Isaiah 57:5

Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?

King James Version
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Other Translations for Isaiah 57:5

BSB
who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
AKJV
Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clefts of the rocks?
CPDV
who are being consoled by idols under every leafy tree, immolating little children at the torrents, under the high rocks?
ERV
ye that inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; that slay the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
NHEB
you who inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; who kill the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
SMT
Being comforted with gods under every green tree, slaughtering the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?

Commentary for Isaiah 57:5

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Overview of Isaiah 57:5
Summary
Idolatrous practices including child sacrifice
Place
Valleys, rocks
Event
Practicing forbidden rituals
Estimated Time Period
c. 700 BC
Category
Judgment