Isaiah 57:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 57:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 57:17 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV 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 th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 57:17 — KJV
“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”
— Isaiah 57:17 (KJV)
Isaiah 57:17 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 57:17
“And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:17: iniquity, smote, way
“But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. I thought: Heb. I said I thought...: or, I said with myself, He will surely come out, etc: Heb. I said strike: Heb. move up and down”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:17: wroth, went, way
“And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. unawares...: Heb. the heart of Laban”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:17: way, heart, heb
“Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood; gall: or, a poisonous herb: Heb. rosh”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:17: way, heart, heb
“And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron. bar...: Heb. with the bar”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:17: went, way, heb
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