For the iniquity of his covetousness... — Literally, of his gain. This was the root-evil, out of which all others sprang (Jeremiah 6:13; Ezekiel 33:31; 1 Timothy 6:10), and for this, therefore, a sharp chastisement was needed that men might learn what their true wealth consisted in. The last clause may either state the guilt Which caused the wrath, or paint the obduracy which went on doing evil in spite of it.
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Isaiah 57:17
17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardlyd in the way of his heart.