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

5you who practice ritual sex under the oaks and every green tree, who slaughter children near the streams under the rocky overhangs. 6Among the smooth stones of the stream are the idols you love; they, they are the object of your devotion. You pour out liquid offerings to them, you make an offering. Because of these things I will seek vengeance. On every high, elevated hill you prepare your bed; you go up there to offer sacrifices. 8Behind the door and doorpost you put your symbols. Indeed, you depart from me and go up and invite them into bed with you. You purchase favors from them, you love their bed, and gaze longingly on their genitals. 9You take olive oil as tribute to your king, along with many perfumes. You send your messengers to a distant place; you go all the way to Sheol.

Isaiah 57:7 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Upon a loftyגָּבֹהַּgâbôhha gâbôhha · highH1364
• and highנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• hast thou setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• thy bedמִשְׁכָּבmishkâb · bedH4904
• even thither wentest thou upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to offerזָבַחzâbach · to sacrificeH2076
• sacrificeזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077

Cross-references for Isaiah 57:7

• Jeremiah 2:20“Indeed, long ago you threw off my authority and refused to be subject to me. You said, ‘I will not serve you.’ Instead, you gave yourself to other gods on every high hill and under every green tree, like a prostitute sprawls out before her lovers.
• Jeremiah 3:2“Look up at the hilltops and consider this. You have had sex with other gods on every one of them. You waited for those gods like a thief lying in wait in the desert. You defiled the land by your wicked prostitution to other gods.
• Ezekiel 16:16You took some of your clothing and made for yourself decorated high places; you engaged in prostitution on them. You went to him to become his.
• Ezekiel 20:28I brought them to the land which I swore to give them, but whenever they saw any high hill or leafy tree, they offered their sacrifices there and presented the offerings that provoke me to anger. They offered their soothing aroma there and poured out their drink offerings.
• Ezekiel 23:17The Babylonians crawled into bed with her. They defiled her with their lust; after she was 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