Isaiah 57:19
I create the fruit of the lips. Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is nigh, Saith Jehovah; I will heal him.
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In The King James Version
In Context
20But the wicked is like the troubled sea, Which cannot rest, Whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
Cross References
Isaiah 6:7And he touched my mouth, and said, Behold, this toucheth thy lips, and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin is expiated.
Jeremiah 33:6Behold, I will bind up her wounds, and heal them, And I will reveal to them abundance of peace and stability.
Hosea 14:5I will be as the dew to Israel; He shall blossom as the lily, And strike his roots like Lebanon.
Mark 16:15And he said to them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the glad tidings to the whole creation.
Luke 10:5And into whatever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
Acts 2:39For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all that are afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.
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 →