Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Because of his wicked greed I was angry, so I punished him; and I hid my face, and was angry but he kept turning back to his stubborn will.
New American Standard Bible
I hid My face and was angry,
And he went on
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
so I struck him; I was angry and hid;
but he went on turning back to the desires of his heart.
A Conservative Version
For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry, and smote him. I hid [my face] and was angry, and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.
American Standard Version
For 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.
Amplified
“Because of the wickedness of his unjust gain I was angry and struck him;
I hid My face and was angry,
And he went on turning away and backsliding, in the way of his [own willful] heart.
Bible in Basic English
I 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.
Darby Translation
For 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.
Julia Smith Translation
For the iniquity of his plunder was I angry, and I will smite him: covering myself, and I will be angry, and he went turning away in the way of his heart.
King James 2000
For the iniquity of his covetousness was I angry, and struck him: I hid myself, and was angry, and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I was angry because of his sin of gain, and I struck him; I hid and I was angry, but he walked apostate, in the ways of his heart.
Modern King James verseion
For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry and struck him; I hid Myself, and was angry, and he went on turning away in the way of his heart.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I am wroth with him for his covetousness and lust, I smite him, I hide me, and am angry, when he turneth himself, and followeth the byway of his own heart.
NET Bible
I was angry because of their sinful greed; I attacked them and angrily rejected them, yet they remained disobedient and stubborn.
New Heart English Bible
For the iniquity of his covetousness was I angry, and struck him; I hid myself and was angry; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.
The Emphasized Bible
Because of his iniquitous gain, was I wroth - and smote him Hiding myself that I might be wroth, - But he went on turning aside in the way of his own heart.
Webster
For 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.
World English Bible
For the iniquity of his covetousness was I angry, and struck him; I hid [my face] and was angry; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.
Youngs Literal Translation
For 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.
Themes
Afflictions » Sin visited with
Character » Of the wicked » Froward
Character of the wicked » Froward
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Covetousness
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 57:17
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Context Readings
Peace For The Contrite
16 For I won't accuse forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the human spirit would grow faint before me even the souls that I have created. 17 Because of his wicked greed I was angry, so I punished him; and I hid my face, and was angry but he kept turning back to his stubborn will. 18 I've seen his ways, yet I will heal him, and restore for him comfort to him and for those who mourn for him
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Cross References
Isaiah 56:11
Meanwhile, the dogs have a mighty appetite they can never get enough. And as for them, they are the shepherds who lack understanding; they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, each and every one.
Jeremiah 6:13
"Indeed, from the least important to the most important, they're all greedy for dishonest gain. From prophet to priest, they all act deceitfully.
Ecclesiastes 6:9
It is better to focus on what you can see than to meander after your self-interest; this also is pointless and a chasing after wind.
Isaiah 1:4
"Oh, you sinful nation! You people burdened down by iniquity! You offspring of those who keep practicing what is evil! You corrupt children! "They've abandoned the LORD; they've despised the Holy One of Israel; in their estrangement, they've walked away from me.
Isaiah 5:8-9
"How terrible it will be for you who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more room, and you have settled yourselves alone in the middle of the land!"
Isaiah 8:17
I'll wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I'll put my trust in him.
Isaiah 9:13
"But the people have not returned to rely on him who struck them, nor have they sought the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
Isaiah 45:15
"Truly you are a God who hides himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.
Jeremiah 2:30
"I've punished your children with no results, they have accepted no discipline. Your sword has devoured your prophets like a destroying lion."
Jeremiah 5:3
LORD, don't your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they didn't flinch. You brought them to an end, but they refused to receive discipline. They made their faces harder than stone, and they refused to repent.
Jeremiah 8:10
Therefore, I'll give their wives to others, and their fields to new owners. Indeed, from the least important to the most important, they're all greedy for dishonest gain. From prophet to priest, they all act deceitfully.
Jeremiah 22:17
But your eyes and heart are on nothing but your dishonest gain, shedding the blood of innocent people, and practicing oppression and extortion."
Ezekiel 33:31
Then they come to you as a group, sit down right in front of you as if they were my people, hear your words and then they don't do what you say because they're seeking only their own desires, they pursue ill-gotten profits, and they keep following their own self-interests.
Micah 2:2-3
They covet fields and seize them; they covet houses, and grab them, too. They harass the valiant man, along with his household, an individual and his estate.
Luke 12:15
Then he told them, "Be careful to guard yourselves against every kind of greed, because a person's life doesn't consist of the amount of possessions he has."
Luke 15:14-16
After he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that country, and he began to be in need.
Ephesians 5:3-5
Do not let sexual sin, impurity of any kind, or greed even be mentioned among you, as is proper for saints.
Colossians 3:5
So put to death your worldly impulses: sexual sin, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).
1 Timothy 6:9
But people who want to get rich keep toppling into temptation and are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires that plunge them into destruction and ruin.
2 Peter 2:3
In their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. The ancient verdict against them is still in force, and their destruction is not delayed.
2 Peter 2:14
With eyes full of adultery, they cannot get enough of sin. They seduce unsteady souls and have had their hearts expertly trained in greed. They are doomed to a curse.