Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I was enraged by their sinful greed; I punished them, and hid my face in anger, yet they kept on in their willful ways. New Living Translation I was angry, so I punished these greedy people. I withdrew from them, but they kept going on their own stubborn way. English Standard Version Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry, I struck him; I hid my face and was angry, but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart. Berean Standard Bible I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart. King James Bible For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. New King James Version For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry and struck him; I hid and was angry, And he went on backsliding in the way of his heart. New American Standard Bible “Because of the wrongful act of his unjust gain I was angry and struck him; I hid My face and was angry, And he went on turning away, in the way of his heart. NASB 1995 “Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry and struck him; I hid My face and was angry, And he went on turning away, in the way of his heart. NASB 1977 “Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry and struck him; I hid My face and was angry, And he went on turning away, in the way of his heart. Legacy Standard Bible Because of the iniquity of his greedy gain I was angry and struck him; I hid My face and was angry, And he went on turning away, in the way of his heart. Amplified Bible “Because of the wickedness of his unjust gain I was angry and struck him; I hid My face and was angry, And he went on turning away and backsliding, in the way of his [own willful] heart. Christian Standard Bible Because of his sinful greed I was angry, so I struck him; I was angry and hid; but he went on turning back to the desires of his heart. Holman Christian Standard Bible Because of his sinful greed I was angry, so I struck him; I was angry and hid; but he went on turning back to the desires of his heart. American Standard Version For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid my face and was wroth; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart. Aramaic Bible in Plain English With the evil of her deceit I was angry, and I struck her and she turned and she was angry, and she went she grieved herself in the way of her heart Brenton Septuagint Translation On account of sin for a little while I grieved him, and smote him, and turned away my face from him; and he was grieved, and he went on sorrowful in his ways. Contemporary English Version Your greed made me furious. That's why I punished you and refused to be found, while you kept returning to your old sinful ways. Douay-Rheims Bible For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry, and I struck him: I hid my face from thee, and was angry: and he went away wandering in his own heart. English Revised Version For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth and smote him, I hid my face and was wroth: and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. GOD'S WORD® Translation I was angry because of their sinful greed, so I punished them, hid [from them], and remained angry. But they continued to be sinful. Good News Translation I was angry with them because of their sin and greed, and so I punished them and abandoned them. But they were stubborn and kept on going their own way. International Standard Version Because of his wicked greed I was angry, so I punished him; and I hid my face, and was angry— but he kept turning back to his stubborn will. JPS Tanakh 1917 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth and smote him, I hid Me and was wroth; And he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. Literal Standard Version For the iniquity of his dishonest gain, | I have been angry, and I strike him, | Hiding—and am angry, | And he goes on turning back in the way of his heart. Majority Standard Bible I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart. New American Bible Because of their wicked avarice I grew angry; I struck them, hiding myself from them in wrath. But they turned back, following the way of their own heart. NET Bible I was angry because of their sinful greed; I attacked them and angrily rejected them, yet they remained disobedient and stubborn. New Revised Standard Version Because of their wicked covetousness I was angry; I struck them, I hid and was angry; but they kept turning back to their own ways. New Heart English Bible For the iniquity of his covetousness was I angry, and struck him; I hid myself and was angry; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart. Webster's Bible Translation For the iniquity of his covetousness I was wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. World English Bible I was angry because of the iniquity of his covetousness and struck him. I hid myself and was angry; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart. Young's Literal Translation For the iniquity of his dishonest gain, I have been wroth, and I smite him, Hiding -- and am wroth, And he goeth on turning back in the way of his heart. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Healing for the Repentant…16For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me, with the breath of those I have made. 17I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart. 18I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,… Cross References Isaiah 1:4 Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. Isaiah 2:7 Their land is full of silver and gold, with no limit to their treasures; their land is full of horses, with no limit to their chariots. Isaiah 42:24 Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They were unwilling to walk in His ways, and they would not obey His law. Isaiah 45:15 Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior. Isaiah 56:11 Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain: Isaiah 64:9 Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people! Isaiah 66:3 Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog's neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig's blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations. Treasury of Scripture For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. the iniquity Isaiah 5:8,9 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! … Isaiah 56:11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. Jeremiah 6:13 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. I hid Isaiah 8:17 And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. Isaiah 45:15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour. and he Isaiah 9:13 For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts. Jeremiah 2:30 In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. Jeremiah 5:3 O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return. frowardly. Ecclesiastes 6:9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit. Jump to Previous Anger Angry Backsliding Covetousness Enraged Evil Face Gain Greed Heart Hid Hiding Iniquity Kept Punished Punishment Sinful Smite Smote Struck Turning Unjust Way Willful WrothJump to Next Anger Angry Backsliding Covetousness Enraged Evil Face Gain Greed Heart Hid Hiding Iniquity Kept Punished Punishment Sinful Smite Smote Struck Turning Unjust Way Willful WrothIsaiah 57 1. The blessed death of the righteous3. God reproves the People for their idolatry 13. He gives promises of mercy to the penitent (17) For the iniquity of his covetousness . . .--Literally, of his gain. This was the root-evil, out of which all others sprang (Jeremiah 6:13; Ezekiel 33:31; 1Timothy 6:10), and for this, therefore, a sharp chastisement was needed that men might learn what their true wealth consisted in. The last clause may either state the guilt Which caused the wrath, or paint the obduracy which went on doing evil in spite of it.Verse 17. - For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth. Among the sins that angered God most against the Jews of the later kingdom of Judah was their covetousness - that desire of unjust gain which led them continually to oppress their weaker brethren, to remove their neighbours' landmarks, to harass them with lawsuits, to obtain from the courts corrupt judgments against them, and so to strip them of their inheritances (see Isaiah 1:15-23; Isaiah 3:5, 14, 15; Isaiah 5:8, 23; Jeremiah 6:13; Ezekiel 33:31, etc.). This was far from being their only sin; but it was their besetting sin, and it led on to a number of others. It would seem even to have been the principal cause of those judicial murders with which they are so constantly taxed by the prophets (Isaiah 1:15, 21: 33:15; 59:3; Jeremiah 2:34; Jeremiah 19:4; Ezekiel 7:23; Ezekiel 11:6; Hosea 4:2; Micah 3:10; Micah 7:2, etc.). Isaiah selects the sin of covetousness here, as typical or representative of the entire class of Judah's besetting sins - the most striking indication of that alienation of their hearts from God, which constituted their real guilt, and was the true cause of their punishment. And smote him. The form of the verb marks repeated action. God gave Judah many warning's before the final catastrophe. He punished Judah by the hand of Sargon, by that of Sennacherib (2 Kings 18:14-16), by that of Manasseh (2 Chronicles 33:11), by that of Pharaoh-Necho (2 Chronicles 35:20-24), by that of the Syrians, the Moabites and the Ammonites (2 Kings 24:2), and others, during the hundred and forty years which intervened between the accession of Hezekiah and the completion of the Captivity. I hid me (comp. Isaiah 8:17; Isaiah 54:8). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew I was enragedקָצַ֥פְתִּי (qā·ṣap̄·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7107: To crack off, burst out in rage by his sinful בַּעֲוֺ֥ן (ba·‘ă·wōn) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity greed, בִּצְע֛וֹ (biṣ·‘ōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1215: Gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit so I struck him וְאַכֵּ֖הוּ (wə·’ak·kê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike and hid [My face] הַסְתֵּ֣ר (has·têr) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 5641: To hide, conceal in anger; וְאֶקְצֹ֑ף (wə·’eq·ṣōp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7107: To crack off, burst out in rage yet he kept וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk turning back שׁוֹבָ֖ב (šō·w·ḇāḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7726: Turning back, recusant, apostate to the desires בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ (bə·ḏe·reḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action of his heart. לִבּֽוֹ׃ (lib·bōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre Links Isaiah 57:17 NIVIsaiah 57:17 NLT Isaiah 57:17 ESV Isaiah 57:17 NASB Isaiah 57:17 KJV Isaiah 57:17 BibleApps.com Isaiah 57:17 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 57:17 Chinese Bible Isaiah 57:17 French Bible Isaiah 57:17 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 57:17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was (Isa Isi Is) |
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