Isaiah 57:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 57:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 57:5 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rock..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 57:5 — KJV
“Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks? with...: or, among the oaks”
— Isaiah 57:5 (KJV)
Isaiah 57:5 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 57:5
“Then shall ye know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon 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 savour to all their idols.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:5: idols, under, every
“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: possess: or, inherit”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:5: under, every, green
“For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree. images: or, standing images, or, statues”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:5: under, every, green
“And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:5: under, every, green
“And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree: images: Heb. statues”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:5: under, every, green
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