Isaiah 57:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised You went to the king with oil and multiplied your perfumes; you sent your envoys far away and sent them down even to Sheol. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And you went to the king [of foreign lands with gifts] or to Molech [the god] with oil and increased your perfumes and ointments; you sent your messengers far off and debased yourself even to Sheol (Hades) [symbol of an abysmal depth of degradation]. American Standard Version (1901) And thou wentest to the king with oil, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thine ambassadors far off, and didst debase thyself even unto Sheol. Common English Bible You went down to Molech with oil, and you slathered on your ointments; you sent your messengers far away, sent them down to the underworld. Catholic Public Domain Version And you have adorned yourself for the king with ointments, and you have increased your cosmetics. You have sent your representatives to distant places, and you have debased yourself all the way to Hell. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thou hast adorned thyself for the king with ointment and hast multiplied thy perfumes. Thou hast sent thy messengers far off and wast debased even to hell. |
So humanity is brought low, and each person is humbled. Do not forgive them!
Men give gifts to all prostitutes, but you gave gifts to all your lovers. You bribed them to come to you from all around for your sexual favours.
At the sight of them she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.
‘In addition, they sent for men who came from far away when a messenger was dispatched to them. And look how they came! You bathed, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewellery for them.
‘Then the king will do whatever he wants. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will say outrageous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, because what has been decreed will be accomplished.
Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and violence. He makes a covenant with Assyria, and olive oil is carried to Egypt.
So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove; they call to Egypt, and they go to Assyria.
Let no one condemn you by delighting in ascetic practices and the worship of angels, claiming access to a visionary realm. Such a person is inflated by empty notions of his unspiritual mind.