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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.[a]
You loved their bed;
    you saw their nakedness.
You went down to Molech[b] with oil,
    and you slathered on your ointments;
    you sent your messengers far away,
    sent them down to the underworld.[c]
10 Worn out by all your efforts,
    yet you wouldn’t say, “This is useless.”
You found new strength;
    therefore, you weren’t tired.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 57:8 Heb uncertain
  2. Isaiah 57:9 Or the king
  3. Isaiah 57:9 Heb Sheol

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