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 · 2000There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
KJV
King James Version · 1611There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949There is no peace, says my God, for the evil-doers.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862There is no peace, said my God, to the wicked!
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752There is no peace to the wicked, saith the Lord God.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890There 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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