Isaiah 57:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 57:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 57:8 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than m..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 57:8 — KJV
“Behind 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. made...: or, hewed it for thyself larger than theirs where...: or, thou providedst room”
— Isaiah 57:8 (KJV)
Isaiah 57:8 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 57:8
“But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thyself:”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:8: also, hast, thyself
“And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse: with another...: or, being in the power of thy husband: Heb. under thy husband”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:8: hast, set, another
“And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:8: hast, than, art
“And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. despise...: Heb. set us at light”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:8: also, set, than
“And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall. a fifth...: or, fivesquare”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:8: doors, posts, art
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