Isaiah 57:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בַּעֲוֺ֥ן בִּצְע֛וֹ קָצַ֥פְתִּי וְאַכֵּ֖הוּ הַסְתֵּ֣ר וְאֶקְצֹ֑ף וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ שׁוֹבָ֖ב בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ לִבּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

baʿăwōn biṣəʿô qāṣaptî wə-ʾakkēhû hastēr wə-ʾeqṣōp wayyēlek šôbāb bəderek libbô.

Grammar Details

• *baʿăwōn*: preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct - because of the iniquity of
• *biṣəʿô*: noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his unjust gain/covetousness
• *qāṣaptî*: qal perfect, 1st person singular - I was angry
• *wə-ʾakkēhû*: conjunctive waw + hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and I struck him
• *hastēr*: hiphil infinitive absolute - hiding/concealing
• *wə-ʾeqṣōp*: conjunctive waw + qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I was angry
• *wayyēlek*: conjunctive waw + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he went
• *šôbāb*: adjective, masculine, singular - backsliding/rebellious
• *bəderek*: preposition + noun, feminine, singular construct - in the way of
• *libbô*: noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his heart

Word Meanings

• *ʿăwōn*: iniquity/guilt/punishment
• *biṣəʿô*: his unjust gain/covetousness/dishonest profit
• *qāṣaptî*: I was angry/wrathful/indignant
• *ʾakkēhû*: I struck him/smote him/punished him
• *hastēr*: hiding/concealing (emphatic form)
• *šôbāb*: backsliding/rebellious/turning away
• *derek* *libbô*: way of his heart/his own way/his self-chosen path

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Because of their sinful greed, I was angry; I struck them and turned away in anger, yet they continued in their willful ways.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For the iniquity{H5771} of his covetousness{H1215} was I wroth,{H7107} and smote{H5221} him; I hid{H5641} [my face] and was wroth;{H7107} and he went on{H3212} backsliding{H7726} in the way{H1870} of his heart.{H3820}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For the iniquity{H5771} of his covetousness{H1215} was I wroth{H7107}{(H8804)}, and smote{H5221}{(H8686)} him: I hid{H5641}{(H8687)} me, and was wroth{H7107}{(H8799)}, and he went on{H3212}{(H8799)} frowardly{H7726} in the way{H1870} of his heart{H3820}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I am wroth wt hi for his couetousnes & lust, I smyte him, I hyde me, and am angrie, whe he turneth himself, and foloweth ye bywaye of his owne hert.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For his wicked couetousnesse I am angry with him, and haue smitten him: I hid mee and was angry, yet he went away, and turned after the way of his owne heart.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I am wroth with hym for his couetousnesse, I smite hym, I hide me and am angrie, and he turneth himselfe, and foloweth thee by the way of his owne heart.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I was angry because of their sinful greed; I attacked them and angrily rejected them, yet they remained disobedient and stubborn.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 56:11 : 11 Yes, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his territory.
• Jer 6:13 : 13 For from the least of them even to the greatest of them, everyone is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even to the priest, everyone deals falsely.
• Jer 8:10 : 10 Therefore, I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who shall inherit them: for everyone from the least to the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.
• Jer 22:17 : 17 But your eyes and your heart are set only on your covetousness, and on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression, and on violence, to do it.
• Ezek 33:31 : 31 And they come to you as 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 covetousness.
• Mic 2:2-3 : 2 They covet fields and take them by violence, and houses, and take them away; so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. 3 Therefore thus says the LORD; Behold, against this family I devise an evil from which you shall not remove your necks; neither shall you go haughtily, for this time is evil.
• Luke 12:15 : 15 And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses.
• Luke 15:14-16 : 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs. 16 And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the pigs ate: and no one gave him anything.
• Eph 5:3-5 : 3 But sexual immorality, and all impurity, or greed, let it not even be mentioned among you, as is proper for saints; 4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse joking, which are not fitting: but rather giving of thanks. 5 For this you know, that no sexually immoral, unclean, or greedy person, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
• Col 3:5 : 5 Therefore, put to death your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
• 1 Tim 6:9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
• 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And through covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; their judgment is long overdue, and their destruction does not slumber.
• 2 Pet 2:14 : 14 Having eyes full of adultery and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices and are accursed children.
• Jer 2:30 : 30 In vain have I struck your children; they received no correction: your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
• Jer 5:3 : 3 O LORD, are not your eyes upon the truth? You have stricken them, but they have not grieved; you have consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
• Eccl 6:9 : 9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire: this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
• Isa 1:4 : 4 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children who are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel to anger, they have gone away backward.
• Isa 5:8-9 : 8 Woe to those who join house to house, who lay field to field, till there is no place, that they may dwell alone in the midst of the earth! 9 In my ears said the LORD of hosts, Truly many houses shall be desolate, even great and beautiful, without inhabitant.
• Isa 8:17 : 17 And I will wait upon the LORD, who hides His face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for Him.
• Isa 9:13 : 13 For the people do not turn to him who strikes them, nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.
• Isa 45:15 : 15 Truly You are a God who hides Yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior.