Isaiah

Isaiah 57:17

¹⁷I was enraged by his sinful greed,

so I struck him and hid My face in anger;

yet he kept turning back

to the desires of his heart.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I was enraged	קָצַ֥פְתִּי	qā·ṣap̄·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7107 be wroth
by his sinful	בַּעֲוֺ֥ן	ba·‘ă·wōn	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
greed	בִּצְע֛וֹ	biṣ·‘ōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1215 gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit
so I struck him	וְאַכֵּ֖הוּ	wə·’ak·kê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
and hid	הַסְתֵּ֣ר	has·têr	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H5641 hide, conceal
in anger	וְאֶקְצֹ֑ף	wə·’eq·ṣōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular	H7107 be wroth
yet he kept	וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
turning back	שׁוֹבָ֖ב	šō·w·ḇāḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7726 backturning, recusant, apostate
to the desires	בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ	bə·ḏe·reḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of his heart	לִבּֽוֹ׃	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.