Isaiah

Isaiah 57:20

²⁰But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea,

for it cannot be still,

and its waves churn up mire and muck.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.