Isaiah 57:8

What does Isaiah 57:8 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 57:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And on the back of the doors and on the pillars you have put your sign: for you have been false to me with another; you have made your bed wide, and made an agreement with them; you had a desire for their bed where you saw it

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And behind the door, and the post, Thou hast set up thy memorial, For from Me thou hast removed, and goest up, Thou hast enlarged thy couch, And dost covenant for thyself among them, Thou hast loved their couch, the station thou sawest,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And behind the door, and behind the post thou hast set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself near me, and hast received an adulterer: thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made a covenant with them: thou hast loved their bed with open hand.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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.

Context

v.7Upon a high and lofty mountain hast thou set thy bed; thither also wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.

v.8This passage

v.9And 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezekiel 23:41

    and sit upon a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon thou didst set mine incense and mine oil.

  • Ezekiel 16:32

    A wife that committeth adultery! that taketh strangers instead of her husband!

  • Ezekiel 8:8

    Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold, a door.

  • Ezekiel 16:25

    Thou hast built thy lofty place at the head of every way, and hast made thy beauty an abomination, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredom.

  • Ezekiel 23:2

    Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:

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