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.
Because of his greedy sin, I was angry and struck him down. I withdrew from him and remained angry, yet he stubbornly continued following his own selfish desires.
God is explaining that He punished people for their greed, but even after His discipline, they stubbornly kept pursuing their own selfish ways.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Isaiah, the prophet is speaking to the people of Judah during a period of spiritual decline in the 7th century BC, amid threats from Assyrian and Babylonian empires. God is expressing His anger over the nation's covetousness and idolatry, which represented a deep betrayal of their covenant with Him. This verse highlights how God's discipline was meant to correct their wayward behavior, but the people persisted in their rebellion.
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