Isaiah 57:3-12

3But you, draw near,
sons of the sorceress,
aoffspring of the adulterer and the loose woman.
4Whom are you mocking?
Against whom bdo you open your mouth wide
and stick out your tongue?
Are you not children of ctransgression,
dthe offspring of deceit,
5you who burn with lust among ethe oaks,
Or  among the terebinths

under every green tree,
gwho slaughter your children in the valleys,
under the clefts of the rocks?
6Among the smooth stones of hthe valley is your portion;
they, they, are your lot;
to them you have poured out a drink offering,
you have brought a grain offering.
Shall I relent for these things?
7 iOn a high and lofty mountain
you have set your bed,
and there you went up to offer sacrifice.
8Behind the door and the doorpost
you have set up your memorial;
for, deserting me, jyou have uncovered your bed,
you have gone up to it,
kyou have made it wide;
and you have made a covenant for yourself with them,
you have loved their bed,
you have looked on nakedness.
Or  on a monument (see 56:5); Hebrew  on a hand

9You journeyed to the king with oil
and multiplied your perfumes;
myou sent your envoys far off,
and sent down even to Sheol.
10You were wearied with the length of your way,
nbut you did not say, “It is hopeless”;
you found new life for your strength,
and so you were not faint.
Hebrew  and so you were not sick

11 pWhom did you dread and fear,
qso that you lied,
and did not remember me,
did not lay it to heart?
rHave I not held my peace, even for a long time,
and you do not fear me?
12I will declare your righteousness and your deeds,
but they will not profit you.
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