Isaiah 57:17

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Summary

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

I hid

Isaiah 8:17

Isaiah 45:15

And he

In the

Ecclesiastes 6:9

General references

Job 39:17

Bible References

The iniquity

Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no room, and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land!

Yea, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds that cannot understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.

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.

Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall possess them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their gain.

And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.

And in covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose sentence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.

I hid

And I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

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

And he

Yet the people have not turned unto him that smote them, neither have they sought Jehovah of hosts.

In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

O Jehovah, do not thine eyes look upon truth? thou hast stricken them, but they were 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.

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want.

In the

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

General references

Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.