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You belong with the smooth talkers[a] in the valley;
    they, they are your lot.
For them you poured out a drink offering,
    and presented a grain offering.
    Should I condone these things?
On a very high mountain you made your bed.
    You went up there to offer a sacrifice.
Behind the door and the doorpost
    you placed your symbols.
You abandoned me and lay down,
    making room in your bed
    and making deals for yourself with them.[b]
You loved their bed;
    you saw their nakedness.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 57:6 Or smooth things
  2. Isaiah 57:8 Heb uncertain

The idols(A) among the smooth stones of the ravines are your portion;
    indeed, they are your lot.
Yes, to them you have poured out drink offerings(B)
    and offered grain offerings.
    In view of all this, should I relent?(C)
You have made your bed on a high and lofty hill;(D)
    there you went up to offer your sacrifices.(E)
Behind your doors and your doorposts
    you have put your pagan symbols.
Forsaking me, you uncovered your bed,
    you climbed into it and opened it wide;
you made a pact with those whose beds you love,(F)
    and you looked with lust on their naked bodies.(G)

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