the smooth stones, &c.. the open places. Judah still in the land. None of the things mentioned in verses: Isaiah 57:5-7 found in Babylonia.
thy. This and all the Pronouns in verses: Isaiah 57:6-8 are Feminine.
drink offering... meat offering. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 29:40; Exodus 29:41, &c. Numbers 15:1-10). Compare 1 Kings 12:32; 1 Kings 12:33.
I receive comfort. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia.