Isaiah 57:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Isaiah 57:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 57:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 57:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Isaiah 57:20 — World English Bible

Isaiah 57:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt. ”

Isaiah 57:20 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 57:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the wicked <FI>are<Fi> as the driven out sea, For to rest it is not able, And its waters cast out filth and mire.”

Isaiah 57:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 57:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But the wicked are like the troubled sea, which cannot rest, and whose waters cast up mire and dirt. ”

Isaiah 57:20 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 57:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But the wicked are like the raging sea, that can not rest, whose waters cast vp myre and dirt.”

Isaiah 57:20 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 57:20 in Context — Isaiah 57

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 waters cast up mire and dirt.

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

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What Does Isaiah 57:20 Mean?

Isaiah 57:20 is a verse from the Book of Isaiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Isaiah chapter 57. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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