Isaiah
Isaiah 57:20–21
20But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea,
for it cannot be still,
and its waves churn up mire and muck.
21“There is no peace,” says my God,
“for the wicked.”
Word by word
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Isaiah 57:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But the wicked | וְהָרְשָׁעִ֖ים | wə·hā·rə·šā·‘îm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| are like the storm-tossed | נִגְרָ֑שׁ | niḡ·rāš | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H1644 drive out, cast out |
| sea | כַּיָּ֣ם | kay·yām | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| for | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| it cannot | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be still | הַשְׁקֵט֙ | haš·qêṭ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H8252 be quiet, undisturbed |
| and its waves | מֵימָ֖יו | mê·māw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| churn up | וַיִּגְרְשׁ֥וּ | way·yiḡ·rə·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1644 drive out, cast out |
| mire | רֶ֥פֶשׁ | re·p̄eš | Noun - masculine singular | H7516 mire |
| and muck | וָטִֽיט׃ | wā·ṭîṭ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2916 mud, mire, clay |
Isaiah 57:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There is no | אֵ֣ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| peace | שָׁל֔וֹם | šā·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| says | אָמַ֥ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| my God | אֱלֹהַ֖י | ’ĕ·lō·hay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
| for the wicked | לָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ס | lā·rə·šā·‘îm | Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H7563 wicked, criminal |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 57:20 Isaiah 3:11 · Proverbs 4:16–17 · Job 18:5–14 · Jude 1:12 · Job 20:11–29 · Job 15:20–24 · Psalm 73:18–20
Isaiah 57:21 Isaiah 48:22 · Isaiah 3:11 · 2 Kings 9:22 · Isaiah 59:8 · Romans 3:16–17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.