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Isaiah 57:9

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.

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וַתָּשֻׁ֤רִיvatashuriand singular See also H7891שׁוּרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and singular See also H7891”, the next action in the storyH7788properly, to turn, i.e. travel about (as a harlot or a merchant)go, singular See also H7891 (שִׁיר).לַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙lamelekhto kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶןbashemenin oliveשֶׁמֶןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in olive”, the ordinary formH8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richnessanointing, [idiom] fat (things), [idiom] fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, [phrase] pine.וַתַּרְבִּ֖יvatarbiand increaseרָבָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and increase”, the next action in the storyH7235to increase (in whatever respect)(bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, incre…רִקֻּחָ֑יִךְriquchayikhperfumeרַקֻּחַnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “perfume”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7547a scented substanceperfume.וַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֤יvatshalchiand sendשָׁלַחconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and send”, the next action in the storyH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…צִרַ֨יִךְ֙tsirayikhhingeצִירnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “hinge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6735a hinge (as pressed in turning); also a throe (as a phys. or mental pressure); also a herald or erranddoer (as constrained by the principal)ambassador, hinge, messenger, pain, pang, sorrow. Compare H6736 (צִיר).עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.מֵ֣רָחֹ֔קmerachoqfrom of oldרָחוֹקpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “from of old”, the ordinary formH7350remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)(a-) far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.וַתַּשְׁפִּ֖ילִיvatashpiliand abaseשָׁפֵלconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and abase”, the next action in the storyH8213to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)abase, bring (cast, put) down, debase, humble (self), be (bring, lay, make, put) low(-er).עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.שְׁאֽוֹלsheolgraveשְׁאוֹלnoun, proper name — “grave”H7585Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmatesgrave, hell, pit.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thine ambassadors far off, even down to the nether-world.

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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.

Young’s Literal Translation

And goest joyfully to the king in ointment, And dost multiply thy perfumes, And sendest thine ambassadors afar off, And humblest thyself unto Sheol.

World English Bible

You went to the king with oil, increased your perfumes, sent your ambassadors far off, and degraded yourself even to Sheol.

Darby Translation

And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst multiply thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers afar off, and didst debase thyself unto Sheol.

Douay-Rheims

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.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thine ambassadors far off, even down to the nether-world.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and thou hast multiplied thy whoredom with them, and thou hast increased the number of them that are far from thee, and hast sent ambassadors beyond thy borders, and hast been debased even to hell.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἐπλήθυνας τὴν πορνείαν σου μετʼ αὐτῶν, καὶ πολλοὺς ἐποίησας τοὺς μακρὰν ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ ἀπέστειλας πρέσβεις ὑπὲρ τὰ ὅριά σου, καὶ ἐταπεινώθης ἕως ᾅδου.