Isaiah 57:9

You went to Molech with oil; you multiplied perfumes. + 57:9 Instead of to Molech , some versions have to the king . 1 You send your ambassadors far away; you went down to Sheol. 1

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8Behind the door and the doorposts you set up your symbols; 1 you deserted me, made yourselves naked, and went up; you made your bed wide. 1 You made a covenant with them; you loved their beds; you saw their private parts. 1

10You were tired from your long journey, but you never said, “It is hopeless.” 1 You found life in your hand; therefore you did not weaken. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 7:17I have sprinkled my bed 1 with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 1

Isaiah 30:1“Woe to the rebellious children,” this is Yahweh's declaration. 1 “They make plans, but not from me; they make alliances with other nations, 1 but they were not directed by my Spirit, so they add sin to sin. 1

Ezekiel 16:33People give payment to every prostitute, but you give your wages to all your lovers and bribe them to come to you from all around for your acts of prostitution.

Ezekiel 23:40You sent out for men who came from far away, to whom messengers had been sent—now behold. They indeed came, those for whom you bathed, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry.

Hosea 7:11Ephraim is like a dove, gullible and without sense, 1 calling out to Egypt, 1 then flying to Assyria.

Colossians 2:18Let no one who wants humility and the worship of angels judge you out of your prize. Such a person enters into the things he has seen and becomes puffed up by his fleshly thinking.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 57:4-13

A Charge against the People. ( b. c. 706.) 3 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. 4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, 5 Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks? 6 Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou… Read the whole commentary →

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