Isaiah 57:7

Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed,.... Temples and altars, which are usually built on high places, where they commit spiritual adultery; that is, idolatry, in imitation of the…

Upon a lofty and high mountain - The design of this verse and the following, is, to show the extent, the prevalence, the publicity, and the grossness of their idolatry. The language is that which…

We have here a high charge, but a just one no doubt, drawn up against that wicked generation out of which God's righteous ones were removed, because the world was not worthy of them. Observe,

I. The…

As in the valleys, so on the hill-tops, the people had sacrificed to strange gods. Cf. Hos 4:13; Jer 2:20; Eze 6:13.

hast thou set thy bed The image is suggested by the frequent comparison of idolatry…