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I withdrew from them, but they kept going on their own stubborn way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/57.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/57.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/57.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/57.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/57.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Because of the wrongful act of his unjust gain I was angry and struck him; I hid <i>My face</i> and was angry, And he went on turning away, in the way of his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/57.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Because 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/57.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry and struck him; I hid <i>My face</i> and was angry, And he went on turning away, in the way of his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/57.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Because of the iniquity of his greedy gain I was angry and struck him; I hid <i>My face</i> and was angry, And he went on turning away, in the way of his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/57.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Because of the wickedness of his unjust gain I was angry and struck him; I hid <i>My face</i> and was angry, And he went on turning away <i>and</i> backsliding, in the way of his [own willful] heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/57.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/57.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/57.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/57.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/57.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/57.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I was angry because of their sinful greed, so I punished them, hid [from them], and remained angry. But they continued to be sinful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/57.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/57.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/57.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/57.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I was angry because of their sinful greed; I attacked them and angrily rejected them, yet they remained disobedient and stubborn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/57.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/57.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/57.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/57.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/57.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/57.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the iniquity of his plunder was I angry, and I will smite him: covering myself, and I will be angry, and he went turning away in the way of his heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/57.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/57.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Because of the iniquity of his avarice, I was angry, and I struck him down. I concealed my face from you, and I was angry. And he went astray by wandering in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/57.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/57.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/57.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Because of the iniquity of her treachery I was wroth and smote her; but she backslid and was wroth, and went away groaning in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/57.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />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<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/57.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/57.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/57-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=12758" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/57.htm">Healing for the Repentant</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>For 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. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7107.htm" title="7107: qā·ṣap̄·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To be angry. A primitive root; to crack off, i.e. burst out in rage.">I was enraged</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ba·‘ă·wōn (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">by his sinful</a> <a href="/hebrew/1215.htm" title="1215: biṣ·‘ōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit. From batsa'; plunder; by extension, gain.">greed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: wə·’ak·kê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-1cs:: 3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">so I struck him</a> <a href="/hebrew/5641.htm" title="5641: has·têr (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide, literally or figuratively.">and hid My face</a> <a href="/hebrew/7107.htm" title="7107: wə·’eq·ṣōp̄ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-1cs) -- To be angry. A primitive root; to crack off, i.e. burst out in rage.">in anger;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">yet he kept</a> <a href="/hebrew/7726.htm" title="7726: šō·w·ḇāḇ (Adj-ms) -- Turning back, recusant, apostate. From shuwb; apostate, i.e. Idolatrous.">turning back</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bə·ḏe·reḵ (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">to the desires</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">of his heart.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">Jeremiah 3:12-13</a></span><br />Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever. / Only acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice,’” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15</a></span><br />Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1</a></span><br />Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Psalm 78:38</a></span><br />And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-9.htm">Psalm 103:9-10</a></span><br />He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever. / He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18</a></span><br />Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Jeremiah 31:18-20</a></span><br />I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. / After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’ / Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-11.htm">Ezekiel 33:11</a></span><br />Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-30.htm">Nehemiah 9:30-31</a></span><br />You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. / But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4</a></span><br />Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6</a></span><br />For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-19.htm">Revelation 3:19</a></span><br />Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-20.htm">Luke 15:20-24</a></span><br />So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. / The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ / But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a></span><br />The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">the iniquity</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8,9</a></b></br> Woe unto them that join house to house, <i>that</i> lay field to field, till <i>there be</i> no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/56-11.htm">Isaiah 56:11</a></b></br> Yea, <i>they are</i> greedy dogs <i>which</i> can never have enough, and they <i>are</i> shepherds <i>that</i> cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Jeremiah 6:13</a></b></br> For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one <i>is</i> given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.</p><p class="hdg">I hid</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-17.htm">Isaiah 8:17</a></b></br> And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-15.htm">Isaiah 45:15</a></b></br> Verily thou <i>art</i> a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.</p><p class="hdg">and he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-13.htm">Isaiah 9:13</a></b></br> For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-30.htm">Jeremiah 2:30</a></b></br> In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Jeremiah 5:3</a></b></br> O LORD, <i>are</i> not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, <i>but</i> they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.</p><p class="hdg">frowardly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/6-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:9</a></b></br> Better <i>is</i> the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this <i>is</i> also vanity and vexation of spirit.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/54-8.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-16.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-32.htm">Backsliding</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-16.htm">Covetousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-2.htm">Enraged</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-5.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-8.htm">Face</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-11.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-6.htm">Greed</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-8.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-15.htm">Hiding</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-6.htm">Punished</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-16.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-7.htm">Sinful</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-7.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-11.htm">Unjust</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-14.htm">Way</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-12.htm">Willful</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-16.htm">Wroth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Backsliding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Covetousness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-16.htm">Enraged</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-1.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Face</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-27.htm">Greed</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Hiding</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-9.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-30.htm">Punished</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-17.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-49.htm">Sinful</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-9.htm">Unjust</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-8.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/19-13.htm">Willful</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-5.htm">Wroth</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 57</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">The blessed death of the righteous</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/57-3.htm">God reproves the People for their idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/57-13.htm">He gives promises of mercy to the penitent</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/57.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/57.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I was enraged by his sinful greed</b><br>This phrase highlights God's righteous anger towards sin, specifically greed, which is often condemned throughout Scripture (e.g., <a href="/proverbs/15-27.htm">Proverbs 15:27</a>, <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">1 Timothy 6:10</a>). Greed is seen as idolatry (<a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5</a>), placing material wealth above God. In the context of Isaiah, Israel's leaders and people were often guilty of greed, leading to social injustice and idolatry. God's anger is not arbitrary but a response to the violation of His covenant and moral order.<p><b>so I struck him and hid My face in anger</b><br>God's response to sin is both corrective and punitive. Striking implies discipline, akin to a father disciplining a child (<a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6</a>). Hiding His face signifies the withdrawal of His presence and favor, a severe consequence for Israel, who relied on God's guidance and protection. This reflects the covenantal relationship where disobedience leads to divine judgment (<a href="/deuteronomy/31-17.htm">Deuteronomy 31:17-18</a>). The hiding of God's face is a theme seen in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/13.htm">Psalm 13:1</a>, indicating a period of spiritual desolation.<p><b>yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart</b><br>Despite God's discipline, the people persist in their sinful ways, illustrating the stubbornness of the human heart (<a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a>). This phrase underscores the theme of human rebellion and the tendency to revert to sin despite experiencing God's correction. It reflects the broader biblical narrative of Israel's repeated cycle of sin, judgment, repentance, and restoration. The desires of the heart are often contrary to God's will, necessitating a transformation that only God can bring about (<a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a>). This persistent rebellion highlights the need for a savior, pointing to the ultimate redemption through Jesus Christ, who transforms hearts and reconciles humanity to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>- The speaker in this verse, expressing His response to human sinfulness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sinful_person.htm">The Sinful Person</a></b><br>- Represents the people of Israel or individuals who are characterized by greed and persistent sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>- The nation often addressed in Isaiah, representing God's chosen people who frequently turned away from Him.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_anger.htm">God's Anger</a></b><br>- A divine response to sin, demonstrating God's holiness and justice.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/repentance.htm">Repentance</a></b><br>- An implied event that is absent in the sinful person's response, highlighting the need for turning back to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_anger.htm">God's Righteous Anger</a></b><br>God's anger is a response to sin and is rooted in His holiness and justice. It serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_persistent_sin.htm">The Danger of Persistent Sin</a></b><br>The verse highlights the danger of continually turning back to sinful desires. It warns against the hardening of the heart and the consequences of ignoring God's discipline.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Despite God's anger, His ultimate desire is for His people to turn back to Him. Repentance is a crucial step in restoring the relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_greed.htm">The Consequences of Greed</a></b><br>Greed is identified as a specific sin that leads to God's anger. Believers are called to examine their hearts and rid themselves of greed and other sinful desires.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_hidden_face.htm">God's Hidden Face</a></b><br>When God hides His face, it signifies a withdrawal of His presence and favor. This serves as a warning to seek God's face and live in obedience to His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_57.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 57</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_seven_deadly_sins.htm">What are the seven deadly sins?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_balaam_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Balaam in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_great_deep's_fountains.htm">What is God's Righteous Decree?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_ignatius_of_antioch.htm">Who was Ignatius of Antioch?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/57.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">For the iniquity of his covetousness . . .</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">of his gain. </span>This was the root-evil, out of which all others sprang (<a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm" title="For from the least of them even to the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even to the priest every one deals falsely.">Jeremiah 6:13</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm" title="And they come to you as the people comes, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness.">Ezekiel 33:31</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm" title="For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.">1Timothy 6:10</a>), 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.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/57.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth</span>. 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 <a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15-23</a>; <a href="/isaiah/3-5.htm">Isaiah 3:5, 14, 15</a>; <a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8, 23</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Jeremiah 6:13</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Ezekiel 33:31</a>, 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 (<a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15, 21</a>: 33:15; 59:3; <a href="/jeremiah/2-34.htm">Jeremiah 2:34</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/19-4.htm">Jeremiah 19:4</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/7-23.htm">Ezekiel 7:23</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/11-6.htm">Ezekiel 11:6</a>; <a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Hosea 4:2</a>; <a href="/micah/3-10.htm">Micah 3:10</a>; <a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2</a>, <span class="accented">etc.</span>). 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. <span class="cmt_word">And smote him</span>. The form of the verb marks <span class="accented">repeated</span> action. God gave Judah many warning's before the final catastrophe. He punished Judah by the hand of Sargon, by that of Sennacherib (<a href="/2_kings/18-14.htm">2 Kings 18:14-16</a>), by that of Manasseh (<a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm">2 Chronicles 33:11</a>), by that of Pharaoh-Necho (<a href="/2_chronicles/35-20.htm">2 Chronicles 35:20-24</a>), by that of the Syrians, the Moabites and the Ammonites (<a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2</a>), and others, during the hundred and forty years which intervened between the accession of Hezekiah and the completion of the Captivity. <span class="cmt_word">I hid me</span> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/8-17.htm">Isaiah 8:17</a>; <a href="/isaiah/54-8.htm">Isaiah 54:8</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/57-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I was enraged</span><br /><span class="heb">קָצַ֥פְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ṣap̄·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7107.htm">Strong's 7107: </a> </span><span class="str2">To crack off, burst out in rage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by his sinful</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲוֺ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·wōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">greed,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּצְע֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(biṣ·‘ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1215.htm">Strong's 1215: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so I struck him</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַכֵּ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ak·kê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and hid [My face]</span><br /><span class="heb">הַסְתֵּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(has·têr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5641.htm">Strong's 5641: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in anger;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶקְצֹ֑ף</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eq·ṣōp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7107.htm">Strong's 7107: </a> </span><span class="str2">To crack off, burst out in rage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yet he kept</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">turning back</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁוֹבָ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(šō·w·ḇāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7726.htm">Strong's 7726: </a> </span><span class="str2">Turning back, recusant, apostate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the desires</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏe·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his heart.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבּֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lib·bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/57-17.htm">Isaiah 57:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/57-17.htm">Isaiah 57:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/57-17.htm">Isaiah 57:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/57-17.htm">Isaiah 57:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/57-17.htm">Isaiah 57:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/57-17.htm">Isaiah 57:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/57-17.htm">Isaiah 57:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/57-17.htm">Isaiah 57:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/57-17.htm">Isaiah 57:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/57-17.htm">Isaiah 57:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 57:17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/57-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 57:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 57:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/57-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 57:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 57:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>