Isa 57:5 | NET2full | STEP | you who inflame your lusts among the oaks and under every green tree , who slaughter children near the streams under the rocky overhangs .

‏ Isaiah 57:5

5 you who inflame your lusts ^{▼▼tn Heb “inflame yourselves”; NRSV “burn with lust.” This verse alludes to the practice of ritual sex that accompanied pagan fertility rites.} among the oaks ^{▼▼tn The term אֵלִים (ʾelim) may be from a root meaning “mighty ones,” referring to mighty trees. The form may also refer to “gods,” a less common masculine plural of (ʾel). This would fit the context of idolatry (lusting after gods).} and under every green tree,
who slaughter children near the streams under the rocky overhangs. ^{▼▼sn This apparently alludes to the practice of child sacrifice (cf. TEV, CEV, NLT).}