Isaiah 57:8 - Amplified Bible - Classic EditionBehind the door and the doorpost you have set up your [idol] symbol [as a substitute for the Scripture text God ordered]. Deserting Me, you have uncovered and ascended and enlarged your bed; and you have made a [fresh] bargain for yourself with [the adulterers], and you loved their bed, where you saw [a beckoning hand or a passion-inflaming image]. [Deut. 6:5, 6, 9; 11:18, 20.] See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769Behind 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. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)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. See the chapterCommon English BibleBehind 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. You loved their bed; you saw their nakedness. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionAnd behind the door, and beyond the post, you have set up your memorial. For you uncovered yourself next to me, and you received an adulterer. You widened your bed, and you formed a pact with them. You loved their bed with an open hand. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionAnd behind the door and behind the post thou best set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself near me and hast received an adulterer. Thou hast enlarged thy bed and made a covenant with them: thou hast loved their bed with open hand. See the chapter |