17For 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.


In Context

14 He will say, |Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.|

15 For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: |I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

16 For I will not contend forever, neither will I be always angry; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls who I have made.

17 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.

18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.

19 I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near,| says Yahweh; |and I will heal them.|

Isaiah 57:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

57:17For 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

57:17I was enraged by his sinful greed; I punished him, and hid my face in anger, yet he kept on in his willful ways.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

57:17For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry, and I struck him: I hid my face from thee, and was angry: and he went away wandering in his own heart.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

57:17For 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

57:17For 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

57:17For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth and smote him, I hid my face and was wroth: and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

57:17For 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

57:17For 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

57:17For 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.