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Isaiah 57:20

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

In other versions

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

    ASV

  • But the evil-doers are like the troubled sea, for which there is no rest, and its waters send up earth and waste.

    BBE

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

    DBY

  • But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it can't rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt.

    WEB

  • And the wicked `are' as the driven out sea, For to rest it is not able, And its waters cast out filth and mire.

    YLT

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

    ENG

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

    WBT

  • But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.

    BSB

In context

18I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

19I 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.

20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

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

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