Isaiah 57:3

Isaiah 57:3

But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.

a. NLT: “But you—come here, you witches’ children, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! [Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

b. ASV: But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot. [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. YLT: And ye, come near hither, O sons of a sorceress, seed of an adulterer, Even thou dost commit whoredom. [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

d. Amplified Bible: But come close, you sons of a sorceress [nursed in witchcraft and superstition], you offspring of an adulterer and a harlot. [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

e. Septuagint: But draw ye near hither, ye lawless children, the seed of adulterers and the harlot. 

f. Stone Edition Torah/Writings/Prophets: And now come near to here, you children of the astrologer, seed of the adulterer and the adulteress.  [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE TANACH--STUDENT SIZE EDITION Copyright 1996, 1998 by Mesorah Publications, Ldt.]

1. “But draw near hither…”

a. [But draw near [7126 * qarab] [Strong: a primitive root; to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose:--(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.]

b. hither [Strong: 2008 hennah hane'-naw from 2004; hither or thither (but used both of place and time):--here, hither(-to), now, on this (that) side, + since, this (that) way, thitherward, + thus far, to...fro, + yet.]

2.  “…ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.”

a. ye [Strong: 859 'attah at-taw' or (shortened); aatta {at-taw'}; or wath {ath}; feminine (irregular) sometimes nattiy {at-tee'}; plural masculine attem {at- tem'}; feminine atten {at-ten'}; or oattenah {at-tay'naw}; or fattennah {at-tane'-naw}; a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you:--thee, thou, ye, you.]

b. sons [1121 * ben] [Strong: from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.]

b. [of the] sorceress [6049 * ‘anan] [Strong: figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. practise magic:--X bring, enchanter, Meonemin, observe(-r of) times, soothsayer, sorcerer.][Gesenius: to act covertly, to use hidden arts i.e., magic, to practice sorcery.]

c. [the] seed [2233 * zera] [Strong: from 2232; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity:--X carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing- time.]

d. [of the] adulterer [Strong: 5003 na'aph naw-af' a primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize:--adulterer(-ess), commit(-ing) adultery, woman that breaketh wedlock.] [Gesenius: to commit adultery, it is applied to the turning aside of Israel from the true God to the worship of idols.]

e. [and the] whore [Strong: 2181  zanah: to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah):--(cause to) commit fornication, X continually, X great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.] 

1). These Old Covenant believers are “sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore”. The description of them continues in Isaiah 57:4 and the reason why Isaiah refers to them in this way is shown in Isaiah 57:5. The Lord called Israel a whore and harlot because of their unfaithfulness to Him. In the New Covenant professing and pretending Christians are also sons of the sorceress and seed of the whore. They are joined with the planned parenthood organization which should be renamed planned child sacrifice organization and all the politicians that want to further abortion as a so called constitutional right.

a). Ezekiel 16:28  Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.

b). Isaiah 1:21 How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

c). Jeremiah 2:20 For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.

d). The Hebrew word for harlot and whore are the same: [2181 * zanah] Strong: a primitive root (highly-fed and therefore wanton); to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah):--(cause to) commit fornication, X continually, X great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.

2). Old Covenant believers who engaged in child sacrifice are referred to as “sons of the sorceress, seed of the adulterer and the whore”. They were clearly apostate in that they left the pure faith and engaged in pagan, barbarian and Cannaanite religious practices. The term “whore” or “harlot” is applied in the sense Israel is the wife of her Covenant God and by her actions is being the unfaithful wife. This is comparable to the New Testament.

a). James 4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

3). The end of the age will see a faithful church and an unfaithful church. The unfaithful church is referred to as a spiritual whore.

a). Revelation 17:1-5  And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

17:2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

17:3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

17:4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

17:5 And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon The Great, The Mother Of Harlots And Abominations Of The Earth.

4). Looking at the Old Testament type and foreshadow we can say the New Testament whore will be pro-child sacrifice/pro-abortion. This whorish church is attended by individuals and leaders who profess Christianity and are pro-abortion such as President Jimmy Carter, President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama.