Isaiah 43:4

43:4 Since you are precious and special in my sight, ¹ 

and I love you,

I will hand over people in place of you,

nations in place of your life.

Isaiah 57:5

57:5 you who practice ritual sex ²  under the oaks and every green tree,

who slaughter children near the streams under the rocky overhangs. ³ 

[43:4]  ¹ tn Heb “Since you are precious in my eyes and you are honored.”

[57:5]  ² tn Heb “inflame yourselves”; NRSV “burn with lust.” This verse alludes to the practice of ritual sex that accompanied pagan fertility rites.

[57:5]  ³ sn This apparently alludes to the practice of child sacrifice (cf. TEV, CEV, NLT).