Isaiah 57:8
Behind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial. Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed; you climbed up and opened it wide. And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved; you have gazed upon their nakedness.
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ASV
And behind the doors and the posts hast thou set up thy memorial: for thou hast uncovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them: thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.
KJV
Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.
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Commentary
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְאַחַ֤ר | ve.'a.Char | and behind | H310 → |
| הַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ | ha.De.let | the door | H1817 → |
| וְהַמְּזוּזָ֔ה | ve.ha.me.zu.Zah | and the doorpost | H4201 → |
| שַׂ֖מְתְּ | samt | you have set up | H7760 → |
| זִכְרוֹנֵ֑ךְ | zikh.ro.Nekh | memorial your | H2146 → |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| מֵאִתִּ֞י | me.'i.Ti | from with <the> me | H854 → |
| גִּלִּ֣ית | gi.Lit | you have uncovered | H1540 → |
| וַֽתַּעֲלִ֗י | va.ta.'a.Li | and you have gone up | H5927 → |
| הִרְחַ֤בְתְּ | hir.Chavt | you have made wide | H7337 → |
| מִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙ | mish.ka.veKh | bed your | H4904 → |
| וַתִּכְרָת־ | va.tikh.rot- | and you have cut off | H3772 → |
| לָ֣ךְ | lakh | for <the> yourself | |
| מֵהֶ֔ם | me.Hem | from <the> them | |
| אָהַ֥בְתְּ | 'a.Havt | you have loved | H157 → |
| מִשְׁכָּבָ֖ם | mish.ka.Vam | bed their | H4904 → |
| יָ֥ד | yad | a hand | H3027 → |
| חָזִֽית׃ | cha.Zit | you have seen | H2372 → |
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