Isaiah 57:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Thou wentest to the king

Hosea 12:1

Perfumes

Proverbs 7:17

And didst debase

Isaiah 2:9

Colossians 2:18

Bible References

Thou wentest to the king

Woe to the rebellious sons, says LORD, who take counsel, but not of me, and who make a league, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin,

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they look not to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek LORD!

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son. Come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.

They give gifts to all harlots, but thou give thy gifts to all thy lovers, and bribe them, that they may come to thee on every side for thy whoredoms.

And as soon as she saw them she doted upon them, and sent messengers to them into Chaldea.

And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.

Ephraim feeds on wind, and follows after the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. And they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

Perfumes

I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

And didst debase

and [so] the common man bows down, and the great man degrades himself. Therefore do not forgive them.

Let no man umpire against you insisting on self-mortification, and worship of the heavenly agents, intruding in things that he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,