Isaiah 57 · Verse 17

Isaiah 57:17

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.
Isaiah 57:17, King James Version

Isaiah 57:17 in other translations

BSBI 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.
WEBI 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.
ASVFor 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.
YLTFor 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.
DARBYFor the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on backslidingly in the way of his heart.
BBEI was quickly angry with his evil ways, and sent punishment on him, veiling my face in wrath: and he went on, turning his heart from me.
WebsterFor 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.

What does Isaiah 57:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. covetousness--akin to idolatry; and, like it, having drawn off Israel's heart from God (Is 2:7; 56:11; 58:3; Jr 6:13; Col 3:5). hid me--(Is 8:17; 45:15). went on frowardly--the result of God's hiding His face (Psa 81:12; Ro 1:24, 26).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth "Because of his iniquity for a short time was I wroth" - For בצעו bitso, I read בצע betsa, a little while, from בצע batsa, he cut of, as the Septuagint read and render it, βραχυ τι, "a certain short space." Propter iniquitatem avaritiae ejus, "because of the iniquity of his avarice," the rendering of the Vulgate, which our translators and I believe all others follow, is surely quite beside the purpose.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 57:13-21

The idols and their worshippers shall come to nothing; but those who trust in God's grace, shall be brought to the joys of heaven. With the Lord there is neither beginning of days, nor end of life, nor change of time. His name is holy, and all must know him as a holy God. He will have tender regard to those who bring their mind to their condition, and dread his wrath. He will make his abode with those whose hearts…

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Isaiah 57:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.Vonin [the] iniquity ofH5771
בִּצְע֛וֹbitz.'Ounjust gain hisH1215
קָצַ֥פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiI was angryH7107
וְאַכֵּ֖הוּve.'a.Ke.huand I struck himH5221
הַסְתֵּ֣רhas.TerI hidH5641
וְאֶקְצֹ֑ףve.'ek.Tzofand I may be angryH7107
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he walkedH1980
שׁוֹבָ֖בsho.VavapostateH7726
בְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhin [the] way ofH1870
לִבּֽוֹ\׃li.Boown heart hisH3820

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 57:17

  • 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.

  • Colossians 3:5

    Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

  • 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.

  • 2 Peter 2:14

    Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

  • Ephesians 5:3-5

    But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 9:13

    For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the Lord of hosts.

  • 1 Timothy 6:9

    But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 45:15

    Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

  • 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 1:4

    Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the iniquity.
5:8,9; 56:11; Jer 6:13; 8:10; 22:17; Eze 33:31; Mic 2:2,3; Lu 12:15
Eph 5:3-5; Col 3:5; 1Ti 6:9; 2Pe 2:3,14
I hid.
8:17; 45:15
and he.
9:13; Jer 2:30; 5:3; Lu 15:14-16
frowardly. Heb. turning away. in the.
Ec 6:9

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Context

  • Isaiah 57:16

    For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

  • Isaiah 57:17

    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.

  • Isaiah 57:18

    I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

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Isaiah 57:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Por la iniquidad de su codicia me enojé y heríle, escondí mi rostro y ensañéme; y fué él rebelde por el camino de su corazón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Je me suis courroucé à cause de l’iniquité de son avarice, et je l’ai frappé; je me suis caché, et je me suis courroucé, et il a marché, dévoyé, dans le chemin de son cœur.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wegen der Missetat seiner Habsucht ergrimmte ich und schlug es, indem ich mich verbarg und ergrimmt war; und es wandelte abtrünnig auf dem Wege seines Herzens.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Propter iniquitatem avaritiæ ejus iratus sum, et percussi eum. Abscondi a te faciem meam, et indignatus sum; et abiit vagus in via cordis sui.