Cross references

Isaiah 57:5

who burn with lust among the oaks,

under every luxuriant tree,

who slaughter your children in the valleys,

under the clefts of the rocks?

Isaiah 57:5 BSB

Isaiah 57:5 has 30 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Kings 16:3–4 (4 votes) and Isaiah 1:29 (4 votes). 21 other verses point back to it. It links with 15 other books, from Exodus 32 to Revelation 18.

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Which verses does Isaiah 57:5 point to?

The 20 strongest of 30, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

  2. Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.

  3. You even took the sons and daughters you bore to Me and sacrificed them as food to idols. Was your prostitution not enough?

  4. You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

  5. He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.

  6. “For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute.

  7. Only acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice,’” declares the LORD.

  8. They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.

  9. So the next day they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.

  10. “Tell the Israelites, ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him. And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people, because by giving his offspring to Molech, he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name. …

Which verses point to Isaiah 57:5?

The 10 strongest of 21.