Isaiah 57:20

But the unrighteous shall be tossed as troubled waves, and shall not be able to rest.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

19peace upon peace to them that are far off, and to them that are nigh: and the Lord has said, I will heal them.

21There is no + 57:21 See chap 48. 22.joy to the ungodly, said God.

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Cross References

Job 15:20All the life of the ungodly is spent in care, and the years granted to the oppressor are numbered.

Job 20:11His bones have been filled with vigour of his youth, and it shall lie down with him in the dust.

Proverbs 4:16For they cannot sleep, unless they have done evil: their sleep is taken away, and they rest not.

Isaiah 48:22There is no joy, saith the Lord, to the ungodly.

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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