Isaiah 57:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 57:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 57:20 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 57:20 — KJV
“But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.”
— Isaiah 57:20 (KJV)
Isaiah 57:20 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 57:20
“Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers. whale: or, dragon”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:20: like, troubled, sea
“He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:20: like, cast, mire
“As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:20: wicked, waters, cast
“They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:20: sea, cannot, rest
“I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 57:20: like, whose, cast
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