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You sacrifice your children down in the valleys, among the jagged rocks in the cliffs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/57.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />you who burn with lust among the oaks, under every green tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/57.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/57.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/57.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Inflaming yourselves with gods under every green tree, Slaying the children in the valleys, Under the clefts of the rocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/57.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who inflame yourselves among the oaks, Under every luxuriant tree, Who slaughter the children in the ravines, Under the clefts of the rocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/57.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Who inflame yourselves among the oaks, Under every luxuriant tree, Who slaughter the children in the ravines, Under the clefts of the crags?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/57.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br /><i>Who</i> inflame yourselves among the oaks, Under every luxuriant tree, Who slaughter the children in the ravines, Under the clefts of the crags?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/57.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br /><i>Who</i> inflame yourselves among the oaks, Under every green tree, Who slaughter the children in the ravines, Under the clefts of the cliffs?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/57.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Who inflame yourselves [with lust in pagan rites] among the oaks (terebinth trees), Under every green <i>and</i> leafy tree, Who slaughter the children [in sacrifice] in the ravines Under the clefts of the rocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/57.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />who burn with lust among the oaks, under every green tree, who slaughter children in the wadis below the clefts of the rocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/57.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />who burn with lust among the oaks, under every green tree, who slaughter children in the wadis below the clefts of the rocks? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/57.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />ye that inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; that slay the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/57.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />All you think about is sex under those green trees where idols are worshiped. You sacrifice your children on altars built in valleys under rocky slopes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/57.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />ye that inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; that slay the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/57.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You burn with lust under oak trees and under every large tree. You slaughter children in the valleys and under the cracks in the rocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/57.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You worship the fertility gods by having sex under those sacred trees of yours. You offer your children as sacrifices in the rocky caves near stream beds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/57.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />you who burn with lust among the oaks, under every spreading tree, who slaughter your children in the ravines, under the clefts of the rocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/57.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/57.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />you who practice ritual sex under the oaks and every green tree, who slaughter children near the streams under the rocky overhangs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/57.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />you who inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; who kill the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/57.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Inflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the cliffs of the rocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/57.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />you who inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; who kill the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/57.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Who are inflamed among oaks, under every green tree, "" Slaughtering the children in valleys, "" Under clefts of the rocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/57.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who are inflamed among oaks, under every green tree, Slaughtering the children in valleys, Under clefts of the rocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/57.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Being comforted with gods under every green tree, slaughtering the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/57.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who seek your comfort in idols under every green tree, sacrificing children in the torrents, under the high rocks? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/57.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />who are being consoled by idols under every leafy tree, immolating little children at the torrents, under the high rocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/57.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You who burn with lust among the oaks, under every green tree; You who immolate children in the wadies, among the clefts of the rocks? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/57.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />you that burn with lust among the oaks, under every green tree; you that slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/57.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Comforting yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying children as sacrifices in the valleys under the cliffs of the rocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/57.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Who are comforted with idols under every tree of the forest, and you slaughtered boys in the valleys under cliffs of stone<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/57.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Ye that inflame yourselves among the terebinths, Under every leafy tree; That slay the children in the valleys, Under the clefts of the rocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/57.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />who call upon idols under the leafy trees, slaying your children in the valleys among the rocks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/57-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=12603" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/57.htm">God Condemns Idolatry</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Whom are you mocking? At whom do you snarl and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit, <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2552.htm" title="2552: han·nê·ḥā·mîm (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be or become warm. A primitive root; to be hot.">who burn with lust</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: bā·’ê·lîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">among the oaks,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ta·ḥaṯ (Prep) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">under</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/7488.htm" title="7488: ra·‘ă·nān (Adj-ms) -- Luxuriant, fresh. From an unused root meaning to be green; verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous.">luxuriant</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘êṣ (N-ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">tree,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7819.htm" title="7819: šō·ḥă·ṭê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To slaughter, beat. A primitive root; to slaughter.">who slaughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/3206.htm" title="3206: hay·lā·ḏîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Child, son, boy, youth. From yalad; something born, i.e. A lad or offspring.">your children</a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: ban·nə·ḥā·lîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Or nachlah; or nachalah; from nachal in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; a valley; also a shaft.">in the valleys,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ta·ḥaṯ (Prep) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">under</a> <a href="/hebrew/5585.htm" title="5585: sə·‘i·p̄ê (N-mpc) -- A cleft, branch. From ca'aph; a fissure; also a bough.">the clefts</a> <a href="/hebrew/5553.htm" title="5553: has·sə·lā·‘îm (Art:: N-mp) -- A crag, cliff. From an unused root meaning to be lofty; a craggy rock, literally or figuratively.">of the rocks?</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Your portion is among the smooth stones of the valley; indeed, they are your lot. Even to them you have poured out a drink offering and offered a grain offering. Should I relent because of these?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-10.htm">2 Kings 23:10</a></span><br />He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Jeremiah 7:31</a></span><br />They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-20.htm">Ezekiel 16:20-21</a></span><br />You even took the sons and daughters you bore to Me and sacrificed them as food to idols. Was your prostitution not enough? / You slaughtered My children and delivered them up through the fire to idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Leviticus 18:21</a></span><br />You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-31.htm">Deuteronomy 12:31</a></span><br />You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3</a></span><br />Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-37.htm">Psalm 106:37-38</a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. / They shed innocent blood—the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-5.htm">Jeremiah 19:5</a></span><br />They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-26.htm">Ezekiel 20:26</a></span><br />And I pronounced them unclean through their gifts—the sacrifice of every firstborn in the fire—so that I might devastate them, in order that they would know that I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Ezekiel 23:37</a></span><br />For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols. They have even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to Me, in the fire as food for their idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17</a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">2 Kings 21:6</a></span><br />He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-35.htm">Jeremiah 32:35</a></span><br />They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Ben-hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech—something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered My mind, that they should commit such an abomination and cause Judah to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-7.htm">Micah 6:7</a></span><br />Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-29.htm">Romans 1:29-32</a></span><br />They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. / They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clefts of the rocks?</p><p class="hdg">inflaming</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/32-6.htm">Exodus 32:6</a></b></br> And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Numbers 25:1,2,6</a></b></br> And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-38.htm">Jeremiah 50:38</a></b></br> A drought <i>is</i> upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it <i>is</i> the land of graven images, and they are mad upon <i>their</i> idols.</p><p class="hdg">with idols.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-29.htm">Isaiah 1:29</a></b></br> For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.</p><p class="hdg">under</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm">Deuteronomy 12:2</a></b></br> Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-23.htm">1 Kings 14:23</a></b></br> For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">2 Kings 16:3,4</a></b></br> But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel… </p><p class="hdg">slaying</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Leviticus 18:21</a></b></br> And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through <i>the fire</i> to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I <i>am</i> the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-2.htm">Leviticus 20:2-5</a></b></br> Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever <i>he be</i> of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth <i>any</i> of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">2 Kings 16:3</a></b></br> But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/47-14.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-25.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-4.htm">Children</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-19.htm">Clefts</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-19.htm">Cliffs</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Clifts</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-21.htm">Cracks</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm">Crags</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-2.htm">Death</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-11.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-27.htm">Green</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-14.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Inflame</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Inflamed</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Inflaming</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-1.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Leafy</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-13.htm">Oaks</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-19.htm">Ravines</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-16.htm">Rocks</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-13.htm">Slaughtering</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-7.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-7.htm">Slaying</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Spreading</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-29.htm">Terebinths</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-3.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Valleys</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-4.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/65-3.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-1.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-21.htm">Children</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-16.htm">Clefts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-29.htm">Cliffs</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Clifts</a> <a href="/amos/6-11.htm">Cracks</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-28.htm">Crags</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-5.htm">Death</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-3.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Green</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-6.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-21.htm">Inflame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-39.htm">Inflamed</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Inflaming</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-15.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Leafy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Oaks</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-9.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-6.htm">Ravines</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-29.htm">Rocks</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-7.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-12.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Slaughtering</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-15.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-43.htm">Slaying</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-5.htm">Spreading</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm">Terebinths</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-4.htm">Valleys</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-10.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 57</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">The blessed death of the righteous</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/57-3.htm">God reproves the People for their idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/57-13.htm">He gives promises of mercy to the penitent</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "oaks" were often associated with sacred groves used for idol worship, particularly in Canaanite religion. These groves were considered places of fertility rites and were condemned by God (<a href="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm">Deuteronomy 12:2-3</a>). The imagery of "burning with lust" suggests not only physical desire but also a spiritual unfaithfulness to God, akin to adultery (<a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Jeremiah 3:6-9</a>).<p><b>under every luxuriant tree</b><br>The "luxuriant tree" symbolizes the widespread nature of idolatry, as these trees were often chosen for their beauty and shade, making them attractive sites for worship. This practice was common among the Canaanites and adopted by the Israelites, despite God's commands against it (<a href="/1_kings/14-23.htm">1 Kings 14:23</a>). The phrase indicates the pervasive and entrenched nature of idol worship in Israelite society, highlighting their departure from monotheistic worship.<p><b>who slaughter your children in the valleys</b><br>This refers to the horrific practice of child sacrifice, which was part of the worship of deities like Molech. The "valleys" were often the locations for these sacrifices, with the Valley of Hinnom (Gehenna) being a notorious site (<a href="/2_kings/23-10.htm">2 Kings 23:10</a>). This practice was strictly forbidden by God (<a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Leviticus 18:21</a>) and was a significant reason for His judgment against the nations, including Israel. It underscores the depth of Israel's apostasy and moral decline.<p><b>under the clefts of the rocks?</b><br>The "clefts of the rocks" were secluded places often used for secretive and illicit activities, including idol worship and sacrifices. These hidden locations suggest an awareness of wrongdoing, as the people sought to conceal their actions from public view. This imagery also contrasts with the open worship of God, which was meant to be public and communal. The use of such places for idolatry highlights the Israelites' rebellion and the extent to which they had turned away from God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/o/oaks_and_green_trees.htm">Oaks and Green Trees</a></b><br>These are often associated with places of idolatrous worship in ancient Israel. The reference to "oaks" and "green trees" indicates locations where pagan rituals, including sexual immorality, were performed.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/ravines_and_clefts_of_the_rocks.htm">Ravines and Clefts of the Rocks</a></b><br>These are secluded places where heinous acts, such as child sacrifice, were carried out. The use of these locations suggests secrecy and the depth of depravity in the practices condemned by Isaiah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/children.htm">Children</a></b><br>The mention of children highlights the tragic and abominable practice of child sacrifice, which was part of some pagan worship rituals.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a></b><br>The overarching theme of this verse is the idolatrous practices that the Israelites were engaging in, which were detestable to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophet_isaiah.htm">Prophet Isaiah</a></b><br>The author of the book, Isaiah, was a prophet who spoke God's words to the people of Judah, calling them to repentance and warning them of the consequences of their idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry leads to moral and spiritual decay. We must guard our hearts against modern forms of idolatry, such as materialism or the elevation of personal desires above God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_life.htm">The Sanctity of Life</a></b><br>The practice of child sacrifice highlights the disregard for the sanctity of life. As Christians, we are called to uphold and protect life, recognizing each person as made in the image of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Isaiah's message is a call to repentance. We must examine our lives for areas where we have strayed from God's commands and seek His forgiveness and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_culture.htm">The Influence of Culture</a></b><br>The Israelites were influenced by the surrounding pagan cultures. We must be vigilant in discerning cultural influences that lead us away from biblical truths.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>God does not tolerate sin, especially when it involves the innocent. Understanding His righteous judgment should lead us to live in a way that honors Him.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/57.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Enflaming yourselves.</span>--The best illustration of the phrase is found in the real or supposed derivation of "fanatic" as meaning one who is <span class= "ital">circa fana calefactus. No </span>word could better describe the orgiastic excitement of heathen rites. For "with idols read <span class= "ital">among the terebinths, </span>which were prominent, with other trees, in the groves dedicated to idol-worship (<a href="/hosea/4-13.htm" title="They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains, and burn incense on the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit prostitution, and your spouses shall commit adultery.">Hosea 4:13</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/6-13.htm" title="Then shall you know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, on every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet smell to all their idols.">Ezekiel 6:13</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Under every green tree </span>is almost a stereotyped formula in this connection (<a href="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm" title="You shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which you shall possess served their gods, on the high mountains, and on the hills, and under every green tree:">Deuteronomy 12:2</a>; <a href="/1_kings/14-23.htm" title="For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.">1Kings 14:23</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm" title="For of old time I have broken your yoke, and burst your bands; and you said, I will not transgress; when on every high hill and under every green tree you wander, playing the harlot.">Jeremiah 2:20</a>), the tree itself becoming a direct object of the <span class= "ital">cultus.</span> . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/57.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Inflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree</span> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/1-29.htm">Isaiah 1:29</a>; <a href="/isaiah/65-3.htm">Isaiah 65:3</a>; <a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Isaiah 66:17</a>; and see also <a href="/2_kings/16-4.htm">2 Kings 16:4</a>; <a href="/2_kings/17-10.htm">2 Kings 17:10</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Jeremiah 2:20</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Jeremiah 3:6</a>, etc.). The reference is, as Mr. Cheyne says, to the "orgiastic cults' in the sacred groves of Palestinian heathenism." The nature of these cults is well stated by Professor Dollinger ('Jew and Gentile,' vol. 1. p. 430): "At the spring festival, called by some the 'brand-feast,' by others that of torches, which was attended by streams of visitors from every country, huge trees were burnt, with the offerings suspended on them. Even children were sacrificed; they were put into a leathern bag, and thrown the whole height of the temple to the bottom, with the shocking expression that they were calves, and not children. In the fore-court stood two gigantic phalli. To the exciting din of drums, flutes, and inspired songs, the Galli cut themselves on the arms; and the effect of this act, and of the music accompanying it, was so strong upon mere spectators, that all their bodily and mental powers were thrown into a tumult of excitement; and they too, seized by the desire to lacerate themselves, deprived themselves of their manhood by means of potsherds lying ready for the purpose<span class="cmt_word">." Slaying the children in the valleys under the clefts of the rocks.</span> The sacrifice of their children to Moloch was largely practised by the Jews in the later period of the kingdom of Judah. It seems to have been originally introduced by the superstitious Ahaz, the father of Hezekiah, who "made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen" (<a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">2 Kings 16:3</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3</a>). Suspended during the reign of Hezekiah, it was renewed under Manasseh, who followed the example of his grandfather in himself sacrificing one of his sons (<a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">2 Kings 21:6</a>). Under the last three kings it prevailed to a very wide extent, and the prophets Jeremiah and Ezekiel are loud in their denunciations of it (<a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Jeremiah 7:31, 32</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/19-2.htm">Jeremiah 19:2-6</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/32-35.htm">Jeremiah 32:35</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/16-20.htm">Ezekiel 16:20</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/20-26.htm">Ezekiel 20:26</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Ezekiel 23:37</a>, etc.). Arguments have been brought forward to prove that the child was merely passed before a fire, or between two fires, and not burnt; but the evidence to the contrary is overwhelming (see the article on "Moloch" in Dr. W. Smith's 'Dictionary of the Bible,' vol. 2, pp. 403, 404). The rite belonged especially to the worship of Chemosh and Moloch by the Moabites and Ammonites (<a href="/2_kings/3-27.htm">2 Kings 3:27</a>; <a href="/micah/6-7.htm">Micah 6:7</a>), from whom it was adopted by the Israelites (<a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7</a>) and Jews. The sacrifice was supposed to be expiatory (<a href="/micah/6-7.htm">Micah 6:7</a>). In the later times of the Jewish kingdom the place of sacrifice was the valley of Hinnom, west and north of Jerusalem, which is overhung by rugged rocks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/57-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">who burn with lust</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנֵּֽחָמִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(han·nê·ḥā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2552.htm">Strong's 2552: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become warm</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among the oaks,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽאֵלִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ê·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">under</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֖חַת</span> <span class="translit">(ta·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">every</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">luxuriant</span><br /><span class="heb">רַעֲנָ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(ra·‘ă·nān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7488.htm">Strong's 7488: </a> </span><span class="str2">Verdant, new, prosperous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tree,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֣ץ</span> <span class="translit">(‘êṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who slaughter</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁחֲטֵ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(šō·ḥă·ṭê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7819.htm">Strong's 7819: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter, beat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your children</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיְלָדִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(hay·lā·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3206.htm">Strong's 3206: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something born, a lad, offspring</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the valleys,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּנְּחָלִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(ban·nə·ḥā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft</span><br /><br /><span class="word">under</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֖חַת</span> <span class="translit">(ta·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the clefts</span><br /><span class="heb">סְעִפֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(sə·‘i·p̄ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5585.htm">Strong's 5585: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fissure, a bough</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the rocks?</span><br /><span class="heb">הַסְּלָעִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(has·sə·lā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5553.htm">Strong's 5553: </a> </span><span class="str2">A craggy rock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/57-5.htm">Isaiah 57:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/57-5.htm">Isaiah 57:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/57-5.htm">Isaiah 57:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/57-5.htm">Isaiah 57:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/57-5.htm">Isaiah 57:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/57-5.htm">Isaiah 57:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/57-5.htm">Isaiah 57:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/57-5.htm">Isaiah 57:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/57-5.htm">Isaiah 57:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/57-5.htm">Isaiah 57:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/57-5.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 57:5 You who inflame yourselves among the oaks (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/57-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 57:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 57:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/57-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 57:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 57:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>