Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.
You have set up your bed on a high and towering mountain, and you went up there to offer sacrifices.
God is confronting His people for their unfaithfulness - they've gone to high places to worship other gods instead of staying faithful to Him.
📚 Historical Context
In ancient times, people often built altars and worship sites on mountaintops, believing they were closer to the gods there. The Israelites had adopted this pagan practice, setting up places of worship and even engaging in ritual prostitution on these 'high places,' which God had specifically forbidden. This verse is part of Isaiah's rebuke of Israel's spiritual adultery - their abandonment of their covenant relationship with God for foreign religious practices.
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