Isaiah 57:7 BSB

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:3-12

3-12 The Lord here calls apostates and hypocrites to appear before him. When reproved for their sins, and threatened with judgments, they ridiculed the word of God. The Jews were guilty of idolatry before the captivity; but not after that affliction. Their zeal in the worship of false gods, may shame our indifference in the worship of the true God. The service of sin is disgraceful slavery; those who thus debase themselves to hell, will justly have their portion there. Men incline to a religion... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 57:3-13

Jehovah Rejects all Idolaters v. 3. But draw near hither, so the Lord now calls to the apostates, ye sons of the sorceress, men addicted to sorcery, to superstitious practices which were connected with the worship of false gods, the seed of the adulterer and the whore, in whose case idolatry is inherent, their second nature, the expression being the very strongest reproof to the unbelieving and apostate Jews, who depended upon their external membership in Israel to give them a safe standing... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Isaiah 57:3-14

2. THE MOURNFUL PRESENT MARKED BY THE IDOLATROUS DOINGS OF THE NATIONIsaiah 57:3-143 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress,The seed of the adulterer and 1the whore.4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves?Against whom make ye a wide mouth,And draw out the tongue?Are ye not children of transgression, a 2seed of falsehood,5 Enflaming yourselves [3] 4with idolsUnder every green tree,Slaying the children in the valleysUnder the cliffs of the rocks?6 Among the smooth... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Isaiah 57:1-21

No Peace to the Wicked Isaiah 57:1-21 A terrible portrayal is given here of the idolatries and impurities into which the Chosen People had fallen. These scenes under “the oaks” (r.v.) and in the valleys remind us of the invariable evils associated with idolatry which the great Apostle has recorded in Romans 1:23-28 . They refused to retain God in their knowledge, and He gave them over to a reprobate mind; that is, He ceased to restrain them. But amid the degenerate nation, there was a... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 57:1-21

Because of the failure of these blind watchmen and drunken leaders, righteous men perish, while none lay it to heart. Moreover, the people have yielded to the evil influences of such leaders; "sons of the sorceress" are summoned to judgment. Their sin has been exalted and manifest, and their judgment is to be conspicuous and complete. Yet again the declaration turns to such as are contrite and penitent. Jehovah declares Himself to be the One inhabiting eternity, and yet dwelling with the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:3-14

The Present Behaviour of the Godless; The People Become Like the Leaders That They Support (Isaiah 57:3-14 ). There now follows a description of the backsliding of the people into idolatry and the occult. This fits in well with the reign of Manasseh (2 Kings 21:1-9), although it also applied under earlier kings such as Ahaz (2 Kings 16:1-4). Isaiah had not been satisfied with the reign of the godly Hezekiah, how much more devastating for him therefore must have been the beginnings of the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 57:3-13

Isaiah 57:3-1 Chronicles : . An Invective against the Pro-Samaritans.— Yahweh turns now bitterly to upbraid the “ pro-Samaritan” party in the community, among whom flourished many of the primitive Palestinian religious practices. To defame his mother was to an Eastern the most offensive of insults; but the terms used are figurative (idolatry being often in OT described as adultery). How can this false brood deride the pious! ( Isaiah 57:5 is probably an illustrative quotation). The adulteress... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 57:7

Upon a lofty and high mountain, in high places, which were much used for religious worship, both by Israelites and by heathens, hast thou set thy bed; thine altar, as appears from the sacrifice here following, in which thou didst commit spiritual whoredom with idols. Compare Ezekiel 23:17,Ezekiel 23:41. read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Isaiah 57:1-21

Chapter 57The righteous man perishes, and no man lays it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, and none is considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come ( Isaiah 57:1 ).There are many who see this verse as a description of what happens at the rapture of the church. As the merciful are taken away and no man considering the fact that they have been taken away from the evil that is to come, from the period of the Great Tribulation that is coming.He shall enter into peace:... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 57:1-21

Isaiah 57:1 . The righteous perisheth. This was written as a tribute, it would seem, to the memory of king Hezekiah, who was recently called from an earthly to a heavenly crown. He entered into peace, beyond the reach of all the calamities impending over his country. The nation at large did not know their loss, and therefore sorrowed not as the prophet would have them do. Isaiah 57:4 . Against whom do ye sport yourselves? The idolaters, finding the young king Manasseh decidedly in... read more