Isaiah 57:20

Healing for the Repentant

19bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.” 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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Berean Standard Bible
But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.
American Standard Version (1901)
But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt.
Bible in Basic English
But the evil-doers are like the troubled sea, for which there is no rest, and its waters send up earth and waste.
Free Bible Version
But the wicked are like the sea that is tossed about, never keeping still, churning up the mud and muck with its waves.
Geneva Bible 1599
But the wicked are like the raging sea, that can not rest, whose waters cast vp myre and dirt.
King James (Authorized) Version
But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
One Unity Resource Bible
But the wicked are like the troubled divorced sea; for it can’t rest, and its waters dirge up mire and mud.
Translation for Translators
Wicked people do not have peace in their inner beings; they are like [SIM] a sea whose waves are always churning up mud,
Unlocked Literal Bible
But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, and its waters churn up mire and mud.
Noah Webster Bible
But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
World English Bible
But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it can’t rest and its waters cast up mire and mud.
Young's Literal Translation
And the wicked [are] as the driven out sea, For to rest it is not able, And its waters cast out filth and mire.