Isaiah 57:21

Isaiah 57:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
• New International Version (NIV)“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)There is no peace," says my God, "for the wicked."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“There is no peace,” Says my God, “for the wicked.”

Context of Isaiah 57:21

19will sing songs to praise me! I will give them a reason to do that. I will bring peace to all my people, those who are far away, and those who are near. Yes, I will make them completely well again.’ That is what the Lord says. 20‘But wicked people are like a rough sea with dangerous waves. It cannot stay still. Its waves throw up mud and dirt. There will never be peace for wicked people.’ That is what my God says.

Isaiah 57:21 word by word

אֵ֣ין שָׁל֔וֹם אָמַ֥ר אֱלֹהַ֖י לָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• no peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• to the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Isaiah 57:21

• Isaiah 3:11But it will be very bad for the wicked people. They will receive the punishment that they deserve.
• Isaiah 48:22But the Lord says, ‘Wicked people will have no peace in their lives.’
• 2 Kings 9:22When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, ‘Have you come as a friend, Jehu?’ Jehu replied, ‘We cannot be friends. Your mother Jezebel still causes people to worship idols and to use magic.’
• Romans 3:16Everywhere they go, they destroy things. They only make people very sad.

Commentaries on Isaiah 57:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21There is no peace, saith my God - For אלהי Elohai, twenty-two MSS. (five ancient) of Kennicott's, thirty of De Rossi's, and one ancient of my own, read יהוה Yehovah ; the Vulgate, Septuagint, Alex., and Arabic, and three MSS. have both. This verse has reference to the nineteenth. The perseveringly wicked and impenitent are excluded from all share in that peace above mentioned, that reconcilement and pardon which is promised to the penitent only. The…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21There is no peace - (see the note at Isaiah 48:22).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-21Verses 13-21 The idols and their worshippers shall come to nothing; but those who trust in God's grace, shall be brought to the joys of heaven. With the Lord there is neither beginning of days, nor end of life, nor change of time. His name is holy, and all must know him as a holy God. He will have tender regard to those who bring their mind to their condition, and dread his wrath. He will make his abode with those whose hearts he has thus humbled, in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21no peace: Compare Isaiah 57:2; see also 48:22.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. (Is 48:22; 2Ki 9:22). my God--The prophet, having God as his God, speaks in the person of Israel, prophetically regarded as having now appropriated God and His "peace" (Is 11:1-3), warning the impenitent that, while they continue so, they can have no peace.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 57:21

• Remorse
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Isaiah 57

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings