“Among the [a](A)smooth stones of the [b]ravine
Is your portion, [c]they are your lot;
Even to them you have (B)poured out a drink offering,
You have made a grain offering.
Shall I [d](C)relent concerning these things?
“Upon a (D)high and lofty mountain
You have (E)made your bed.
You also went up there to offer sacrifice.
“Behind the door and the doorpost
You have set up your sign;
Indeed, far removed from Me, you have (F)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 [e]bed,
You have looked on their [f]manhood.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 57:6 I.e. symbols of fertility gods
  2. Isaiah 57:6 Or wadi
  3. Isaiah 57:6 Lit they, they
  4. Isaiah 57:6 Or repent
  5. Isaiah 57:8 Or lying down
  6. Isaiah 57:8 Lit hand