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 to those who join house to house, laying field to field, until the end of space, and you are made to dwell alone in the middle of the land!

Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough; and they are shepherds who cannot understand. They all look to their own way, every one for his gain, to his own end.

For everyone from the least of them even to the greatest of them cuts off a profit; and from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.

Therefore I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who shall inherit them, for everyone from the least even to the greatest cuts off a profit. From the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.

But your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your unjust gain, and to shed innocent blood, and for cruelty, and to do violence.

And they come to you as the people come, 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 unjust gain.

And they covet and seize fields; and houses, and take them away. And they oppress a man and his household, even a man and his inheritance.

And He said to them, Watch and keep yourselves from covetousness. For a man's life is not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.

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

Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness (which is idolatry),

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

And through covetousness they will use you for gain with well-turned words; for whom judgment from of old does not linger, and their destruction does not sleep.

I hid

And I will wait on Jehovah, who hides His face from the house of Jacob; and I will look for Him.

Truly You are a God who hides Yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

And he

For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, nor do they seek Jehovah of Hosts.

In vain I have stricken your sons; they received no correction. Your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

O Jehovah, are not Your eyes on the truth? You have stricken them, but they have not grieved; You have destroyed them, but they have refused to receive correction; they have made their faces harder than 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

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

General references

because God has caused her to forget wisdom, and He has not given her a share in understanding.