Isaiah 57:17

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.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 5:8 Parallel

Isaiah 5:8 condemns coveting land by joining house to house—the same unjust gain that provokes God's anger in 57:17.

Isaiah 5:9 Parallel

Isaiah 5:9 pronounces desolation on greedy land-grabbers—the judgment that matches God's striking and anger in 57:17.

Isaiah 8:17 Parallel

Isaiah 8:17 also speaks of God hiding his face from Jacob, paralleling the hiding of face in anger in Isaiah 57:17.

Isaiah 9:13 Parallel

Isaiah 9:13 laments that people did not return to God after being struck, mirroring the stubborn persistence after punishment in Isaiah 57:17.

Isaiah 56:11 describes shepherds pursuing their own gain—the same selfish greed that leads to backsliding in 57:17.

Isaiah 54:8 Related theme

In Isaiah 54:8, God contrasts His momentary hiding with everlasting compassion, revealing that the anger in 57:17 is not final.

Isaiah 59:2 Parallel

In Isaiah 59:2, sins cause God to hide His face—directly explaining why God hid His face in anger in 57:17.

In Isaiah 60:10, God says 'in my wrath I struck you'—mirroring the striking in 57:17, but then promises mercy.

Isaiah 64:7 Parallel

In Isaiah 64:7, the people lament that God hid His face because of their iniquities—identical cause and effect as 57:17.

Isaiah 45:15 declares God hides himself as Savior, while Isaiah 57:17 says he hid in anger — two aspects of divine hiddenness.

Ezekiel 33:31 shows people hearing God's words but their hearts set on gain—the same inner backsliding that 57:17 describes.

Micah 2:2 Parallel

Micah 2:2 condemns coveting fields and seizing houses—the unjust gain that provokes God's anger, mirroring 57:17.

Jeremiah 22:17 rebukes Jehoiakim for dishonest gain and oppression—a royal example of the unjust gain that angered God in 57:17.

Jeremiah 8:10 repeats the 'greedy for unjust gain' charge and adds the judgment of losing fields—echoing 57:17's consequences.

Jeremiah 6:13 explicitly says everyone is greedy for unjust gain—the exact phrase behind God's anger in 57:17.

Jeremiah 2:30 describes God's discipline being rejected, matching the persistent willful ways after punishment in Isaiah 57:17.

Micah 2:3 Parallel

Micah 2:3 decrees disaster for the greedy—the same divine judgment that 57:17 says God brought by striking and hiding his face.

Luke 12:15 Parallel

Luke 12:15 warns against covetousness, the root of the unjust gain that caused God's anger in 57:17.

Psalm 10:3 Parallel

Psalm 10:3 describes the wicked greedy for gain — the same covetousness that leads to backsliding and God's anger in Isaiah 57:17.

Psalm 107:17 says fools are afflicted for their iniquities — directly parallel to God striking because of iniquity in Isaiah 57:17.

Exodus 20:17 is the command against coveting — the specific sin of unjust gain that caused God to strike in Isaiah 57:17.

In Jeremiah 31:18, Ephraim repents after discipline—contrasting the continued backsliding in 57:17.

Ephesians 5:3-5 condemns greed as idolatry, echoing the 'sinful greed' that provoked God's anger in Isaiah 57:17.

Colossians 3:5 also identifies greed as idolatry, reinforcing the seriousness of the greed mentioned in Isaiah 57:17.

1 Timothy 6:9 warns that desire for wealth leads to ruin, reflecting the sinful greed that caused God's anger in Isaiah 57:17.

2 Peter 2:3 Parallel

2 Peter 2:3 describes greedy false teachers facing condemnation, similar to God's punishment for greed in Isaiah 57:17.

2 Peter 2:14 condemns experts in greed, echoing the persistent sinful greed that angered God in Isaiah 57:17.