Isaiah 57:1-10
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1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
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2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
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3 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
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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,
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5 Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?
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6 Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?
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7 Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.
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8 Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.
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9 And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.
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10 Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.