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Isaiah 57:7–9

7 “Upon a ahigh and lofty mountain

You have bmade your bed.

You also went up there to offer sacrifice.

8 “Behind the door and the doorpost

You have set up your sign;

Indeed, far removed from Me, you have auncovered yourself,

And have gone up and made your bed wide.

And you have made an agreement for yourself with them,

You have loved their 1bed,

You have looked on their 2manhood.

9 “You have journeyed to the king with oil

And increased your perfumes;

You have asent your envoys a great distance

And made them go down to 1Sheol.

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Isaiah 57:7–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

You have made your bed on a high and lofty hill;

there you went up to offer your sacrifices.

Behind your doors and your doorposts

you have put your pagan symbols.

Forsaking me, you uncovered your bed,

you climbed into it and opened it wide;

you made a pact with those whose beds you love,

and you looked with lust on their naked bodies.

You went to Molek with olive oil

and increased your perfumes.

You sent your ambassadors far away;

you descended to the very realm of the dead!

Isaiah 57:7–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

On a high and lofty mountain

you have set your bed,

and there you went up to offer sacrifice.

Behind the door and the doorpost

you have set up your memorial;

for, deserting me, you have uncovered your bed,

you have gone up to it,

you have made it wide;

and you have made a covenant for yourself with them,

you have loved their bed,

you have looked on nakedness.

You journeyed to the king with oil

and multiplied your perfumes;

you sent your envoys far off,

and sent down even to Sheol.

Isaiah 57:7–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed:

Even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.

Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance:

For thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up;

Thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them;

Thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.

And thou wentest to the king with ointment,

And didst increase thy perfumes,

And didst send thy messengers far off,

And didst debase thyself even unto hell.

Isaiah 57:7–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

You have committed adultery on every high mountain.

There you have worshiped idols

and have been unfaithful to me.

You have put pagan symbols

on your doorposts and behind your doors.

You have left me

and climbed into bed with these detestable gods.

You have committed yourselves to them.

You love to look at their naked bodies.

You have gone to Molech

with olive oil and many perfumes,

sending your agents far and wide,

even to the world of the dead,

Isaiah 57:7–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“On a lofty and high mountain

You have set your bed;

Even there you went up

To offer sacrifice.

Also behind the doors and their posts

You have set up your remembrance;

For you have uncovered yourself to those other than Me,

And have gone up to them;

You have enlarged your bed

And made a covenant with them;

You have loved their bed,

Where you saw their nudity.

You went to the king with ointment,

And increased your perfumes;

You sent your messengers far off,

And even descended to Sheol.

Isaiah 57:7–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

You make your bed on every hill and mountain,

and there you offer sacrifices.

You have hidden your idols

behind your doors and doorposts.

You have left me, and you have uncovered yourself.

You have pulled back the covers and climbed into bed.

You have made an agreement with those whose beds you love,

and you have looked at their nakedness.

You use your oils and perfumes

to look nice for Molech.

You have sent your messengers to faraway lands;

you even tried to send them to the place of the dead.

Isaiah 57:7–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Upon a high and lofty mountain hast thou set thy bed; thither also wentest thou up to offer sacrifice. And behind the doors and the posts hast thou set up thy memorial: for thou hast uncovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them: thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it. And thou wentest to the king with oil, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thine ambassadors far off, and didst debase thyself even unto Sheol.

Isaiah 57:7–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither didst thou go up to offer sacrifice. Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for apart from me, thou hast uncovered thyself, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and hast made agreement with them; thou lovedst their bed, thou sawest their nakedness. And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst multiply thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers afar off, and didst debase thyself unto Sheol.

Isaiah 57:7–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

You’ve made your bed on a high and lofty mountain. 

You’ve gone to offer sacrifices there. 

You’ve set up your idols beside doors and doorposts. 

You’ve uncovered yourself to the idols. 

You’ve distanced yourself from me. 

You’ve made your bed with them. 

You’ve made a deal with those you have pleasure with in bed. 

You’ve seen them naked. 

You’ve journeyed to the king with perfumed oils 

and put on plenty of perfume. 

You’ve sent your ambassadors far away 

and sent them down to Sheol. 

Isaiah 57:7–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

You have placed your bed

on a high and lofty mountain;

you also went up there to offer sacrifice.

You have set up your memorial

behind the door and doorpost.

For away from Me, you stripped,

went up, and made your bed wide,

and you have made a bargain for yourself with them.

You have loved their bed;

you have gazed on their genitals.

You went to the king with oil

and multiplied your perfumes;

you sent your couriers far away

and sent them down even to Sheol.

Isaiah 57:7–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Upon a high and lofty mountain

you have set your bed,

and there you went up to offer sacrifice.

Behind the door and the doorpost

you have set up your symbol;

for, in deserting me, you have uncovered your bed,

you have gone up to it,

you have made it wide;

and you have made a bargain for yourself with them,

you have loved their bed,

you have gazed on their nakedness.

You journeyed to Molech with oil,

and multiplied your perfumes;

you sent your envoys far away,

and sent down even to Sheol.

Isaiah 57:7–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

You have set your bed upon a high and lofty mountain;

indeed, you went up there to slaughter sacrifice.

And you have set your symbol behind the door and the doorpost;

for you depart from me, and you go up;

you make your bed wide, and you make a deal with them,

you have loved their bed; you have seen their genitals.

And you climbed down to the king with oil,

and you made your perfumes numerous,

and you sent your envoys far away,

and you sent down deep to Sheol.

Isaiah 57:7–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

You have made your bed to have sex on a very high hill.

You went up there to offer your sacrifices.

You have set up statues to remind you of your gods.

You have put them behind your doors and doorposts.

You deserted me. You invited other lovers into your bed.

You climbed into it and welcomed them.

You made a deal with them.

And you looked at their naked bodies.

You went to the god Molech with olive oil.

You took a lot of perfume along with you.

You sent your messengers to places far away.

You even sent them down to the place of the dead.


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