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Isaiah 57

Isa. 57:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Against whom do ye sport
`anag (Hebrew #6026)
to be soft or pliable, i.e. (figuratively) effeminate or luxurious
KJV usage: delicate(-ness), (have) delight (self), sport self.
Pronounce: aw-nag'
Origin: a primitive root
yourselves? against whom make ye a wide
rachab (Hebrew #7337)
to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative)
KJV usage: be an en-(make) large(-ing), make room, make (open) wide.
Pronounce: raw-khab'
Origin: a primitive root
mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
, and draw out
'arak (Hebrew #748)
to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: defer, draw out, lengthen, (be, become, make, pro-)long, + (out-, over-)live, tarry (long).
Pronounce: aw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
the tongue
lashown (Hebrew #3956)
also (in plural) feminine lshonah {lesh-o-naw'}; from 3960; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
KJV usage: + babbler,bay, + evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
Pronounce: law-shone'
Origin: or lashon {law-shone'}
? are ye not children
yeled (Hebrew #3206)
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring
KJV usage: boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).
Pronounce: yeh'-led
Origin: from 3205
of transgression
pesha` (Hebrew #6588)
a revolt (national, moral or religious)
KJV usage: rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.
Pronounce: peh'-shah
Origin: from 6586
, a seed
zera` (Hebrew #2233)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
KJV usage: X carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing- time.
Pronounce: zeh'-rah
Origin: from 2232
of falsehood
sheqer (Hebrew #8267)
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
KJV usage: without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
Pronounce: sheh'-ker
Origin: from 8266
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Isa. 10:15• 15Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. (Isa. 10:15)
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Isa. 37:23,29• 23Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
 29Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest. (Isa. 37:23,29)
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Ex. 9:17• 17As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go? (Ex. 9:17)
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Ex. 16:7‑8• 7And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord; for that he heareth your murmurings against the Lord: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
 8And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord. (Ex. 16:7‑8)
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Num. 16:11• 11For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him? (Num. 16:11)
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Luke 10:16• 16He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me. (Luke 10:16)
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Acts 9:4• 4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? (Acts 9:4)
sport.
Judg. 16:25‑27• 25And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.
 26And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.
 27Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport. (Judg. 16:25‑27)
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Psa. 69:12• 12They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards. (Psa. 69:12)
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Matt. 27:29,39‑44• 29And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
 39And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
 40And 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.
 41Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
 42He 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.
 43He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
 44The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth. (Matt. 27:29,39‑44)
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2 Peter 2:13• 13And 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; (2 Peter 2:13)
make.
Psa. 35:21• 21Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. (Psa. 35:21)
draw.
Josh. 10:21• 21And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel. (Josh. 10:21)
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Job 16:9‑10• 9He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
 10They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me. (Job 16:9‑10)
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Psa. 22:7,13,17• 7All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
 13They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
 17I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. (Psa. 22:7,13,17)
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Lam. 2:15‑16• 15All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
 16All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it. (Lam. 2:15‑16)
are ye.
Isa. 1:4• 4Ah 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. (Isa. 1:4)
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Isa. 30:1,9• 1Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:
 9That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord: (Isa. 30:1,9)
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Ezek. 2:4• 4For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God. (Ezek. 2:4)
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Hos. 10:9• 9O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them. (Hos. 10:9)
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Matt. 13:38• 38The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; (Matt. 13:38)
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Eph. 2:2‑3• 2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
 3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. (Eph. 2:2‑3)
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Eph. 5:6• 6Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. (Eph. 5:6)
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Col. 3:6• 6For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: (Col. 3:6)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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,