Isaiah 57:7-9

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⁷You make your bed on every hill
    and high mountain.^[a]
You go up to those places
    and offer sacrifices.
⁸You hide the things that help you remember me
    behind the doors and doorframes.^[b]
You were with me,
    but you got up to go to them.
You spread out your bed
    and gave yourself to them.^[c]
You love their beds
    and enjoy looking at their naked bodies.^[d]
⁹You use your oils and perfumes
    to look nice for Molech.
You sent your messengers to faraway lands,
    and this will bring you down to the place of death.^[e]

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Footnotes

Isaiah 57:7 every hill and high mountain The people worshiped false gods in these places. The people thought these false gods would give them good crops and more children.
Isaiah 57:8 doorframes The Israelites were supposed to put special things on their doorframes to help them remember God. See Deut. 6:9.
Isaiah 57:8 gave yourself to them Or “and made agreements with them.”
Isaiah 57:8 naked bodies This is a wordplay. The Hebrew word also means “memorial,” as in Isa. 56:5.
Isaiah 57:9 this will … death Or “You even send them down to Sheol.”