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Isaiah 57:19

57:18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.
I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.

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I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near,” says Yahweh; “and I will heal them.”

I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him.

I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, says the LORD; and I will heal him.

57:20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

What does Isaiah 57:19 mean?

Isaiah 57:19 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בָּרָא (bârâʼ), נוֹב (nôwb), שָׂפָה (sâphâh).

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I
createבָּרָאbârâʼ/baw-raw'/H1254(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
the
fruitנוֹבnôwb/nobe/H5108produce, literally or figuratively
of
the
lips;שָׂפָהsâphâh/saw-faw'/H8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Peace,שָׁלוֹםshâlôwm/shaw-lome'/H7965safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôwm/shaw-lome'/H7965safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
to
him
that
is
far
off,רָחוֹקrâchôwq/raw-khoke'/H7350remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
and
to
him
that
is
near,קָרוֹבqârôwb/kaw-robe'/H7138near (in place, kindred or time)
saithאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
the
LORD;יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
and
I
will
healרָפָאrâphâʼ/raw-faw'/H7495properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure
him.

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Peace, Spiritual

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 57:19.

Genesis 6:7

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. both: Heb. from man unto beast

1 Kings 8:46

If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;

2 Chronicles 6:36

If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near; they carry them away captives: Heb. they that take them captives carry them away

Deuteronomy 13:7

Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;

Esther 9:20

And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 57:19 say?

Isaiah 57:19 (King James Version) reads: "I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him."

Is Isaiah 57:19 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 57:19 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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