Isaiah 57:8
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And behind the door, and behind the post thou hast 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.

Ezekiel 16:15
But trusting in thy beauty, thou playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and thou hast prostituted thyself to every passenger, to be his.

Ezekiel 23:18
And she discovered her fornications, and discovered her disgrace: and my soul was alienated from her, as my soul was alienated from her sister.

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And behind the door, and behind the post thou hast 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.

the doors

Ezekiel 8:8-12 And he said to me: Son of man, dig in the wall, and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door. . . .

Ezekiel 23:14,41 And she increased her fornications: and when she had seen men painted on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans set forth in colours, . . .

for

Ezekiel 16:32 But is an adulteress, that bringeth in strangers over her husband.

made thee a covenant with them.

Ezekiel 16:25-28 At every head of the way thou hast set up a sign of thy prostitution: and hast made thy beauty to be abominable: and hast prostituted thyself to every one that passed by, and hast multiplied thy fornications. . . .

Ezekiel 23:2-20 Son of man, there were two women, daughters of one mother. . . .

where thou sawest it.

Context
God Condemns Idolatry
7Upon a high and lofty mountain thou hast laid thy bed, and hast gone up thither to offer victims. 8And behind the door, and behind the post thou hast 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.9And 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.…
Lexicon
Behind
וְאַחַ֤ר (wə·’a·ḥar)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part

the door
הַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ (had·de·leṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door

and doorpost
וְהַמְּזוּזָ֔ה (wə·ham·mə·zū·zāh)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4201: A doorpost, gatepost

you have set up
שַׂ֖מְתְּ (śamt)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

your memorial.
זִכְרוֹנֵ֑ךְ (ziḵ·rō·w·nêḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2146: Memorial, remembrance

Forsaking Me,
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

you uncovered
גִּלִּ֣ית (gil·lîṯ)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal

your bed;
מִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙ (miš·kā·ḇêḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4904: Place of lying, a couch, act of lying

you climbed up
וַֽתַּעֲלִ֗י (wat·ta·‘ă·lî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively

and opened it wide.
הִרְחַ֤בְתְּ (hir·ḥaḇt)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7337: To be or grow wide or large

And you have made a pact
וַתִּכְרָת־ (wat·tiḵ·rāṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant

with those
לָ֣ךְ (lāḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

whose bed
מִשְׁכָּבָ֖ם (miš·kā·ḇām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4904: Place of lying, a couch, act of lying

you have loved;
אָהַ֥בְתְּ (’ā·haḇt)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 157: To have affection f

you have gazed
חָזִֽית׃ (ḥā·zîṯ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2372: To gaze at, to perceive, contemplate, to have a, vision of

upon their nakedness.
יָ֥ד (yāḏ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand


Additional Translations
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.Behind the doors also and the posts have you set up your remembrance: for you have discovered yourself to another than me, and are gone up; you have enlarged your bed, and made you a covenant with them; you loved their bed where you saw it.

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.

and behind the posts of thy door thou didst place thy memorials. Didst thou think that if thou shouldest depart from me, thou wouldest gain? thou hast loved those that lay with thee;

Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for apart from me, thou hast uncovered thyself, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and hast made agreement with them; thou lovedst their bed, thou sawest their nakedness.

And behind the doors and the posts hast thou set up thy memorial: 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.

Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast uncovered thyself to another than me, and hast gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.

Behind the doors and the posts you have set up your memorial: for you have uncovered to someone besides me, and have gone up; you have enlarged your bed, and made you a covenant with them: you loved their bed where you saw it.

And behind the door, and the post, Thou hast set up thy memorial, For from Me thou hast removed, and goest up, Thou hast enlarged thy couch, And dost covenant for thyself among them, Thou hast loved their couch, the station thou sawest,
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