Infidelity in the Book of Isaiah

Garry smith suggests we read the opening clause of verse six as, among the dead of the valley is your portion. They had there sacrificed to demonic deities, giving their very offspring as tribute. Verses nine and ten most likely extend the notion of infidelity to refer also to the ways that they sought alliances and aid from foreign rulers. In verse 14, there is a shift as we move to a statement of salvation. Back in chapter forty, verse tee, we read, a voice cries in the wilderness, prepare the way of the lord. Make straight in the desert, a highway for our god. Those who take refuge in the lord will inherit the land itself.