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 Visto he sus caminos, y le sanaré, y le pastorearé, y daréle consolaciones, á él y á sus enlutados.

19 Crío fruto de labios: Paz, paz al lejano y al cercano, dijo Jehová; y sanarélo.

20 Mas los impíos son como la mar en tempestad, que no puede estarse quieta, y sus aguas arrojan cieno y lodo.

21 No hay paz, dijo mi Dios, para los impíos.

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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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