Thomas Aquinas, on Isa 57:3

“But draw near hither, you sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer, and of the harlot.”

“But draw near hither. Here he takes away from the unjust hope of deliverance. And first, he alleges their sin; second, he takes away their confidence of deliverance: I will declare your justice (Isa 57:12). Concerning the first, he does two things: first, he alleges the perversity of their sin, second, their obstinacy in sin: you have labored in the multitude of your ways (Isa 57:10). Concerning the first, he does two things. First, he accuses them of blasphemy, setting out the custom of sin, inasmuch as they imitate their fathers in this: you sons of the sorceress, who tended to auguries against my commandment, the seed of the adulterer, inasmuch as they abandoned me and adhered to idols: judge your mother, judge her (Hos 2:2).”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.