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Isaiah 57:17

57:16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
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. frowardly: Heb. turning away

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I was angry because of the iniquity of his covetousness, and struck him; I hid myself and was angry; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.

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.

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.

57:18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

What does Isaiah 57:17 mean?

Isaiah 57:17 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָוֺן (ʻâvôn), בֶּצַע (betsaʻ), קָצַף (qâtsaph).

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For
the
iniquityעָוֺןʻâvôn/aw-vone'/H5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
of
his
covetousnessבֶּצַעbetsaʻ/beh'-tsah/H1215plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
was
I
wroth,קָצַףqâtsaph/kaw-tsaf'/H7107to crack off, i.e. (figuratively) burst out in rage
and
smoteנָכָהnâkâh/naw-kaw'/H5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
him:
I
hidסָתַרçâthar/saw-thar'/H5641to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
me,
and
was
wroth,קָצַףqâtsaph/kaw-tsaf'/H7107to crack off, i.e. (figuratively) burst out in rage
and
he
went
onיָלַךְyâlak/yaw-lak'/H3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
frowardlyשׁוֹבָבshôwbâb/sho-bawb'/H7726apostate, i.e. idolatrous
in
the
wayדֶּרֶךְderek/deh'-rek/H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of
his
heart.לֵבlêb/labe/H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
frowardly:
Heb.
turning
away

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AfflictionsAngerChastisementPunishment of the Wicked, the

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And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.

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What does Isaiah 57:17 say?

Isaiah 57:17 (King James Version) reads: "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. frowardly: Heb. turning away"

Is Isaiah 57:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 57:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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