Isaías 57:17

17 La codicia de mi pueblo es irritable,por perversa,en mi enojo, lo he castigado;le he dado la espalda,pero él prefirió seguirsus obstinados caminos.

Isaías 57:17 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 57:17

For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote
him,
&c.] Not the greedy watchmen of the church of Rome, ( Isaiah 56:10 Isaiah 56:11 ) , but teachers and preachers in the reformed churches, who mind their own things, and not the things of Christ; seek after good benefices and livings, temporalities and pluralities, and to be lord bishops; taking the oversight of the flock for filthy lucre sake; which may easily be observed to be the predominant sin of the preachers and professors of the reformed churches; for which God has a controversy with them, and, resenting it, has smote and rebuked them in a providential way; and has threatened them, as he did the church at Sardis, the emblem of the reformed churches, that he will come upon them as a thief, ( Revelation 3:4 ) . I hid me, and was wroth:
showed his displeasure by departing from them; and how much God has withdrawn his presence, and caused his spirit to depart from the churches of the Reformation, is too notorious: and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart;
took no notice of the reproofs and corrections of God; was unconcerned at his absence; not at all affected with his departure, and the withdrawings of his Spirit; these had no effect to cause a reformation, as is now too visibly the case; the same evil is pursued with equal eagerness; this is a way the heart of man is set upon, and they do not care to be turned out of it; and are like froward peevish children under the rod, receive no correction by it.

Isaías 57:17 In-Context

15 Porque lo dice el excelso y sublime,el que vive para siempre, cuyo nombre es santo:«Yo habito en un lugar santo y sublime,pero también con el contrito y humilde de espíritu,para reanimar el espíritu de los humildesy alentar el corazón de los quebrantados.

16 Mi litigio no será eterno,ni estaré siempre enojado,porque ante mí desfalleceríantodos los seres vivientes que he creado.

17 La codicia de mi pueblo es irritable,por perversa,en mi enojo, lo he castigado;le he dado la espalda,pero él prefirió seguirsus obstinados caminos.

18 He visto sus caminos, pero lo sanaré;lo guiaré y lo colmaré de consuelo.Y a los que lloran por él

19 les haré proclamar esta alabanza:¡Paz a los que están lejos,y paz a los que están cerca!Yo los sanaré—dice el SEÑOR—,