Isaiah 57:7

Isaiah 57:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.
• New International Version (NIV)You have made your bed on a high and lofty hill; there you went up to offer your sacrifices.
• English Standard Version (ESV)On a high and lofty mountain you have set your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifice.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“On a lofty and high mountain You have set your bed; Even there you went up To offer sacrifice.

Context of Isaiah 57:7

5Who inflame yourselves among the oaks, Under every luxuriant tree, Who slaughter the children in the ravines, Under the clefts of the crags? 6Among the smooth stones of the ravine Is your portion, they are your lot; Even to them you have poured out a drink offering, You have made a grain offering. Shall I relent concerning these things? Upon a high and lofty mountain You have made your bed. You also went up there to offer sacrifice. 8Behind the door and the doorpost You have set up your sign; Indeed, far removed from Me, you have uncovered yourself, And have gone up and made your bed wide. And you have made an agreement for yourself with them, You have loved their bed, You have looked on their manhood. 9You have journeyed to the king with oil And increased your perfumes; You have sent your envoys a great distance And made them go down to Sheol.

Isaiah 57:7 word by word

עַ֤ל הַר־גָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ וְנִשָּׂ֔א שַׂ֖מְתְּ מִשְׁכָּבֵ֑ךְ גַּם־שָׁ֥ם עָלִ֖ית לִזְבֹּ֥חַ זָֽבַח׃Read the interlinear

• highגָּבֹהַּgâbôhha gâbôhha · highH1364
• and loftyנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• madeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• your bedמִשְׁכָּבmishkâb · bedH4904
• You alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• wentעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• up thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• to offerזָבַחzâbach · to sacrificeH2076
• sacrificeזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077

Cross-references for Isaiah 57:7

• Jeremiah 2:20“For long ago I broke your yoke And tore off your bonds; But you said, ‘I will not serve!’ For on every high hill And under every green tree You have lain down as a harlot.
• Jeremiah 3:2“Lift up your eyes to the bare heights and see; Where have you not been violated? By the roads you have sat for them Like an Arab in the desert, And you have polluted a land With your harlotry and with your wickedness.
• Ezekiel 16:16You took some of your clothes, made for yourself high places of various colors and played the harlot on them, which should never come about nor happen.
• Ezekiel 20:28When I had brought them into the land which I swore to give to them, then they saw every high hill and every leafy tree, and they offered there their sacrifices and there they presented the provocation of their offering. There also they made their soothing aroma and there they poured out their drink offerings.
• Ezekiel 23:17The Babylonians came to her to the bed of love and defiled her with their harlotry. And when she had been defiled by them, she became disgusted with them.

Commentaries on Isaiah 57:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Upon a lofty and high mountain - The design of this verse and the following, is, to show the extent, the prevalence, the publicity, and the grossness of their idolatry. The language is that which would appropriately express adulterous intercourse, and is designed to show the abhorrence in which God held their conduct. The language is easy to be understood, and it would not be proper to go into an extended explanation of the phrases used. It is common in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-12Verses 3-12 The Lord here calls apostates and hypocrites to appear before him. When reproved for their sins, and threatened with judgments, they ridiculed the word of God. The Jews were guilty of idolatry before the captivity; but not after that affliction. Their zeal in the worship of false gods, may shame our indifference in the worship of the true God. The service of sin is disgraceful slavery; those who thus debase themselves to hell, will justly have…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13This passage reflects on how common evil had become among God’s people. Many of them were greedy and wanted more and more for themselves (Isaiah 56:9–12). They treated righteous people with hatred and violence (Isaiah 57:1–2). They also worshiped idols instead of the true God (Isaiah 57:3–13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Upon ... high mountain ... bed--image from adultery, open and shameless (Eze 23:7); the "bed" answers to the idolatrous altar, the scene of their spiritual unfaithfulness to their divine husband (Eze 16:16, 25; 23:41).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 57:7

• Idolatry
• Infidelity

In the dictionaries

• Bed
• Dirt
• Eternity
• Inhabit
• Lofty
• Isaiah
• Saviour
• doorpost

Commentaries on Isaiah 57

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings