Isaiah 57:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to Sheol itself.

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.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
You went
וַתָּשֻׁ֤רִי (wat·tā·šu·rî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 7788: Perhaps to travel, journey

to [Molech]
לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (lam·me·leḵ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

with oil
בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן (baš·še·men)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8081: Grease, liquid, richness

and multiplied
וַתַּרְבִּ֖י (wat·tar·bî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great

your perfumes.
רִקֻּחָ֑יִךְ (riq·qu·ḥā·yiḵ)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 7547: A scented substance

You have sent
וַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֤י (wat·tə·šal·lə·ḥî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

your envoys
צִרַ֙יִךְ֙ (ṣi·rayḵ)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 6735: A hinge, a throe, a herald, erranddoer

a great distance;
מֵ֣רָחֹ֔ק (mê·rā·ḥōq)
Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7350: Remote, of place, time, precious

you have descended
וַתַּשְׁפִּ֖ילִי (wat·taš·pî·lî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 8213: To be or become low, to be abased

even to
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

Sheol itself.
שְׁאֽוֹל׃ (šə·’ō·wl)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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