Isaiah 57:21

What does Isaiah 57:21 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 57:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

There is no peace, says my God, for the evil-doers.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

There is no peace, said my God, to the wicked!

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

There is no peace to the wicked, saith the Lord God.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

There is no peace, saith myGod, to the wicked.

Context

v.20But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt.

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Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 3:11

    Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him.

  • Romans 3:16

    Destruction and misery are in their ways;

  • Isaiah 59:8

    The way of peace they know not; and there is no justice in their goings: they have made them crooked paths; whosoever goeth therein doth not know peace.

  • Isaiah 48:22

    There is no peace, saith Jehovah, to the wicked.

  • 2 Kings 9:22

    And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?

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