Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 57:8

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8. "Remembrance," that is, memorials of thy idolatry: the objects which thou holdest in remembrance. They hung up household tutelary gods "behind the doors"; the very place where God has directed them to write His laws "on the posts and gates" ( Deuteronomy 6:9 ; Deuteronomy 11:20 ); a curse, too, was pronounced on putting up an image "in a secret place" ( Deuteronomy 11:20- : ). discovered thyself —image from an adulteress. enlarged . . . bed —so as to receive the more paramours. made . . . covenant —with idols: in open violation of thy "covenant" with God ( Exodus 19:5 ; Exodus 23:32 ). Or, "hast made assignations with them for thyself" [HORSLEY]. thy bed . . . their bed —The Jews' sin was twofold; they resorted to places of idolatry (" their bed"), and they received idols into the temple of God (" thy bed"). where —rather, "ever since that" [HORSLEY]. The Hebrew for " where " means " room " ( Margin ), a place; therefore, translate, "thou hast provided a place for it" (for "their bed"), namely, by admitting idolatrous altars in thy land [BARNES]; or "thou choosest a (convenient) place for thyself" in their bed [MAURER] ( Exodus 23:32- : ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-9" class="com-number"

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