Isaiah 57:4
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 seed of falsehood,
Isaiah 57:4 in other translations
| BSB | Whom are you mocking? At whom do you snarl and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit, |
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| WEB | Whom do you mock? Against whom do you make a wide mouth and stick out your tongue? Aren’t you children of disobedience and offspring of falsehood, |
| ASV | Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and put out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, |
| YLT | Against whom do ye sport yourselves? Against whom enlarge ye the mouth? Prolong ye the tongue? Are not ye children of transgression? a false seed? |
| DARBY | Against whom do ye sport yourselves? Against whom do ye make a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? Are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, |
| BBE | Of whom do you make sport? against whom is your mouth open wide and your tongue put out? are you not uncontrolled children, a false seed, |
| Webster | Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and thrust out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, |
What does Isaiah 57:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 57:3-12
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…
Isaiah 57:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 57:4
- 2 Peter 2:13
And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
- Psalms 35:21
Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
- Exodus 9:17
As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?
- Isaiah 1:4
Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.
- Psalms 22:13
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
- Matthew 13:38
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
- Matthew 27:39-44
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. …
- Job 16:9-10
He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me. They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
- Ephesians 5:6
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
- Psalms 22:17
I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
- Colossians 3:6
For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
- Joshua 10:21
And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
10:15; 37:23,29; Ex 9:17; 16:7,8; Nu 16:11; Lu 10:16; Ac 9:4
sport.
Jud 16:25-27; Ps 69:12; Mt 27:29,39-44; 2Pe 2:13
make.
Ps 35:21
draw.
Jos 10:21; Job 16:9,10; Ps 22:7,13,17; La 2:15,16
are ye.
1:4; 30:1,9; Eze 2:4; Ho 10:9; Mt 13:38; Eph 2:2,3; 5:6; Col 3:6
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Context
- Isaiah 57:3
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
- Isaiah 57:4
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 seed of falsehood,
- Isaiah 57:5
Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?
Isaiah 57:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿De quién os habéis mofado? ¿contra quién ensanchasteis la boca, y alargasteis la lengua? ¿No sois vosotros hijos rebeldes, simiente mentirosa, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | De qui vous moquez-vous? Contre qui allongez-vous la bouche, et tirez-vous la langue? N’êtes-vous pas des enfants de transgression, une semence de mensonge, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Über wen machet ihr euch lustig, über wen sperret ihr das Maul auf und strecket die Zunge heraus? Seid ihr nicht Kinder des Abfalls, ein Same der Lüge, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Super quem lusistis? super quem dilatastis os, et ejecistis linguam? Numquid non vos filii scelesti, semen mendax, |