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Isaiah 57:7 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Isaiah 57:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 57 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.”
Isaiah 57:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 57:7
The imagery shifts to a "lofty and high mountain" where Israel "set thy bed"—continuing the metaphor of spiritual adultery. High places (bamot) were traditional sites for pagan worship throughout Canaan, places where people believed deities dwelt and could be accessed. The bed symbolizes both the marriage covenant (which Israel violated) and the literal sexual acts accompanying fertility cult rituals. "Going up" to offer sacrifice mimics the language of legitimate worship at the temple ("going up to Jerusalem"), but here it's a grotesque perversion. This verse employs the prophetic technique o...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 57:7
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“and made for yourselves high places decked with various colors”
“with a table prepared before it”
“and burst your bonds; and you said”
“Have you seen that which backsliding Israel has done? she is gone up on every high mountain and under every green tree”
“and have made your beauty an abomination”
“which I swore to give to them”
“and see; where have you not been lain with? By the ways have you sat for them”
“and they defiled her with their prostitution”