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Isaiah 57:20

57:19 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.
But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

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But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it can’t rest, and its waters cast up mire and mud.

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

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

57:21 There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

What does Isaiah 57:20 mean?

Isaiah 57:20 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רָשָׁע (râshâʻ), גָּרַשׁ (gârash), יָם (yâm).

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But
the
wickedרָשָׁעrâshâʻ/raw-shaw'/H7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
are
like
the
troubledגָּרַשׁgârash/gaw-rash'/H1644to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce
sea,יָםyâm/yawm/H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south
when
it
cannotיָכֹלyâkôl/yaw-kole'/H3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
rest,שָׁקַטshâqaṭ/shaw-kat'/H8252to repose (usually figurative)
whose
watersמַיִםmayim/mah'-yim/H4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
cast
upגָּרַשׁgârash/gaw-rash'/H1644to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce
mireרֶפֶשׁrephesh/reh'-fesh/H7516mud (as roiled)
and
dirt.טִיטṭîyṭ/teet/H2916mud or clay; figuratively, calamity

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 57:20.

Exodus 12:39

And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.

Exodus 23:31

And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

Genesis 1:10

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:22

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 57:20 say?

Isaiah 57:20 (King James Version) reads: "But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt."

Is Isaiah 57:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 57:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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