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For the iniquityבַּעֲוֺןof his gainבִּצְעוֹI was angryקָצַפְתִּיand struck him;וְאַכֵּהוּI hid myselfהַסְתֵּרand was angry;וְאֶקְצֹףand he went onוַיֵּלֶךְwaywardשׁוֹבָבin the wayבְּדֶרֶךְof his heart.לִבּוֹ
Isaiah 57:17
Study it in the app“For the iniquity of his gain I was angry and struck him; I hid myself and was angry; and he went on wayward in the way of his heart.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 57:17, word by word
- For the iniquityעֲוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- of his gainבִּצְעbits
gain, profit
Gain, profit; often gain got by wrongdoing.
Where else “bits” appears- I was angryקָצַפְתִּיkatsafti
be angry
Be angry, burst out in rage; provoke to anger.
Where else “katsafti” appears- and struck himאַכֵּake
punish
God punishes with a plague.
Where else “ake” appears- I hid myselfהַסְתֵּרhaster
hide the face
"Hide the face": withdraw favor.
Where else “haster” appears- and he went onיֵּלֶךְyelech
go along
To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.
Where else “yelech” appears- waywardשׁוֹבָבshovav
backsliding, turning away
Backsliding, turning away from the right path.
Where else “shovav” appears- in the wayדֶרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- of his heartלִבּlib
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lib” appears
The context
16For not forever will I contend, nor forever will I be angry; for the spirit would grow faint before me, and the breaths that I made.
17 · This verse (above)
18His ways I have seen, and I will heal him; and I will lead him, and restore comforts to him and to those of his who mourn,