Isaiah

Isaiah 57:7–8

⁷On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed,

and there you went up to offer sacrifices.

⁸Behind the door and doorpost

you have set up your memorial.

Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed;

you climbed up and opened it wide.

And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved;

you have gazed upon their nakedness.

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Isaiah 57:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On	עַ֤ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
a high	גָּבֹ֙הַּ֙	gā·ḇō·ah	Adjective - masculine singular	H1364 high, exalted
and lofty	וְנִשָּׂ֔א	wə·niś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
hill	הַר־	har-	Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
you have made	שַׂ֖מְתְּ	śamt	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H7760 put, place, set
your bed	מִשְׁכָּבֵ֑ךְ	miš·kā·ḇêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying
and	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
there	שָׁ֥ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
you went up	עָלִ֖ית	‘ā·lîṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to offer	לִזְבֹּ֥חַ	liz·bō·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
sacrifices	זָֽבַח׃	zā·ḇaḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H2077 sacrifice

Isaiah 57:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behind	וְאַחַ֤ר	wə·’a·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H310 behind
the door	הַדֶּ֙לֶת֙	had·de·leṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1817 door
and doorpost	וְהַמְּזוּזָ֔ה	wə·ham·mə·zū·zāh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4201 door-post, gate-post
you have set up	שַׂ֖מְתְּ	śamt	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H7760 put, place, set
your memorial	זִכְרוֹנֵ֑ךְ	ziḵ·rō·w·nêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H2146 memorial, remembrance
Forsaking Me	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you uncovered	גִּלִּ֣ית	gil·lîṯ	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
your bed	מִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙	miš·kā·ḇêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying
you climbed up	וַֽתַּעֲלִ֗י	wat·ta·‘ă·lî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and opened it wide	הִרְחַ֤בְתְּ	hir·ḥaḇt	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H7337 be, or grow, wide, large
And you have made a pact	וַתִּכְרָת־	wat·tiḵ·rāṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
with those	לָ֣ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
whose bed	מִשְׁכָּבָ֖ם	miš·kā·ḇām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying
you have loved	אָהַ֥בְתְּ	’ā·haḇt	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H157 love
you have gazed	חָזִֽית׃	ḥā·zîṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H2372 see, behold
upon their nakedness	יָ֥ד	yāḏ	Noun - feminine singular	H3027 hand

Cross-references

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Isaiah 57:7 Ezekiel 16:16 · Ezekiel 23:41 · Jeremiah 2:20 · Ezekiel 20:28–29 · Ezekiel 16:25 · Jeremiah 3:6

Isaiah 57:8 Ezekiel 8:8–12 · Ezekiel 16:32 · Ezekiel 16:25–28 · Ezekiel 23:2–20 · Ezekiel 23:41

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.