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You have committed adultery on every high mountain.
    There you have worshiped idols
    and have been unfaithful to me.
You have put pagan symbols
    on your doorposts and behind your doors.
You have left me
    and climbed into bed with these detestable gods.
You have committed yourselves to them.
    You love to look at their naked bodies.
You have gone to Molech[a]
    with olive oil and many perfumes,
sending your agents far and wide,
    even to the world of the dead.[b]

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  1. 57:9a Or to the king.
  2. 57:9b Hebrew to Sheol.

You have made your bed on a high and lofty hill;(A)
    there you went up to offer your sacrifices.(B)
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,(C)
    and you looked with lust on their naked bodies.(D)
You went to Molek[a](E) with olive oil
    and increased your perfumes.(F)
You sent your ambassadors[b](G) far away;
    you descended to the very realm of the dead!(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 57:9 Or to the king
  2. Isaiah 57:9 Or idols