Charles Spurgeon Commentary Isaiah 57:17

"For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid [my face] and was wroth; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart." — Isaiah 57:17 (ASV)

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.

Here God shows that his chastening does not always produce a good result; for, sometimes, when men are tried on account of sin, they grow worse and worse: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. What does God say of such a great sinner as that?