Isaiah 57:20

וְהָרְשָׁעִים כַּיָּם נִגְרָשׁ כִּי הַשְׁקֵט לֹא יוּכָל וַיִּגְרְשׁוּ מֵימָיו רֶפֶשׁ וָטִֽיט ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

19בּוֹרֵא נוב שְׂפָתָיִם שָׁלוֹם ׀ שָׁלוֹם לָרָחוֹק וְלַקָּרוֹב אָמַר יְהוָה וּרְפָאתִֽיו ׃

21אֵין שָׁלוֹם אָמַר אֱלֹהַי לָרְשָׁעִֽים ׃ ס

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Cross References

Job 15:20כָּל ־ יְמֵי רָשָׁע הוּא מִתְחוֹלֵל וּמִסְפַּר שָׁנִים נִצְפְּנוּ לֶעָרִֽיץ ׃

Job 20:11עַצְמוֹתָיו מָלְאוּ עלומו וְעִמּוֹ עַל ־ עָפָר תִּשְׁכָּֽב ׃

Proverbs 4:16כִּי לֹא יִֽשְׁנוּ אִם ־ לֹא יָרֵעוּ וְֽנִגְזְלָה שְׁנָתָם אִם ־ לֹא יכשולו ׃

Isaiah 48:22אֵין שָׁלוֹם אָמַר יְהוָה לָרְשָׁעִֽים ׃ ס

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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