Isaiah 57:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

Cursed are those who are joining house to house, and putting field to field, till there is no more living-space for any but themselves in all the land!

They are dogs with mighty appetites. They never have enough! They are shepherds who lack understanding. They all turn to their own way and each one seeks dishonest (unjust) gain.

From the least of them even to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for gain! From the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely!

So I will give their wives to other men. I will give their fields to new owners. From the least even to the greatest everyone is greedy for gain. From the prophet even to the priest everyone is deceitful.

Your eyes and your heart are intent only upon your own dishonest gain. You are shedding innocent blood and on practicing oppression and extortion.

Then they come to you, as if they are still my people, and they sit down in front of you. They listen to what you say, but they do not do it. They say that they love me, but in their hearts they chase dishonest profits.

They covet fields and seize them. They covet houses and confiscate them! They oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

Jesus said: Be careful, do not covet, for life does not come from your possessions.

Fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among holy ones.

Make your members that are upon the earth dead with regard to fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness (greed), which is idolatry.

Those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts. These draw men into ruin and destruction.

They speak evil words about you because of their extreme greed. They will exploit you with false evil words. Their judgment from long ago is not idle. Their destruction will not delay.

I hid

I will wait for Jehovah, who hides his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will hope in him.

Truly you are a God who hides himself, O God and Savior of Israel.

And he

The people did not turn back to him who struck them, or seek Jehovah of Hosts.

I have punished your children without results. They did not respond to correction. You killed my prophets like a raging lion.

Jehovah looks for faithfulness. He struck you, but you paid no attention. He crushed you, but you refused to learn. You were stubborn and would not turn from your sins.

He spent everything! When a famine spread over that country he was left with nothing.

In the

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

General references

This is because God has made her forget wisdom. He has not given her a share of understanding.