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 those that join house to house, that lay field to field, until they have done away with the borders! Will ye dwell alone in the midst of the earth?

And these anxious dogs are insatiable, and even the shepherds did not know enough to understand: they all look to their own ways, each one for his gain, from his quarter.

For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them each one is given to greed; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one deals falsely.

Therefore I will give their wives unto others and their fields unto those that shall inherit them: for each one from the least even unto the greatest is given to greed; from the prophet even unto the priest every one deals falsely.

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

And they shall come unto thee as the people come, and they shall be before thee, my people, and they shall hear thy words, but they shall not do them; for with their mouth they flatter, but their heart goes after their covetousness.

And they coveted fields and stole them, and houses and took them away; so they oppressed the man and his house, even the man and his heritage.

And he said unto them, Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.

But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not be once named among you as becomes saints,

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

For those that desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition.

and in covetousness they shall make merchandise of you with feigned words, upon whom the condemnation from a long time ago does not delay, and their perdition does not sleep.

I hid

And I will wait for the LORD, who hid his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Verily thou art God, that thou might hide thyself; God of Israel, who saves.

And he

But the people did not turn unto him that smote them, neither did they seek the LORD of the hosts.

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

O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? Thou hast stricken them, but they did not feel it; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive chastisement; 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 land; and he began to be in want.

In the

It is better to enjoy the good that is present than the wandering of desire; this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

General references

because God caused her to forget wisdom and did not give her understanding.