Isaiah 57:19

I created the fruit of the lips: peace, peace to him who is far away, and peace to him who is near, said the Lord, and I healed him.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

18I saw his ways, and I healed him, and I led him back again, and I restored consolations to him and to those who mourn for him.

20But the impious are like the raging sea, which is not able to be quieted, and its waves stir up dirt and mud.

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Cross References

Isaiah 6:7And he touched my mouth, and he said, “Behold, this has touched your lips, and so your iniquities will be taken away, and your sin will be cleansed.”

Jeremiah 33:6Behold, I will lead over them scars and health, and I will cure them. And I will reveal to them an invocation of peace and truth.

Hosea 14:5I will heal their contrition; I will love them spontaneously. For my wrath has been turned away from them.

Mark 16:15And he said to them: “Go forth to the whole world and preach the Gospel to every creature.

Luke 10:5Into whatever house you will have entered, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’

Acts 2:39For the Promise is for you and for your sons, and for all who are far away: for whomever the Lord our God will have called.”

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 57:18-21

The Divine Forbearance and Mercy. ( b. c. 706.) 17 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. 18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. 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. 20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose… Read the whole commentary →

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