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

19bringing words of praise to their lips. May they have abundant peace, both near and far,” says the Lord, who heals them. 20“But those who still reject me are like the restless sea, which is never still but continually churns up mud and dirt. There is no peace for the wicked,” says my God.

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 the wicked are doomed, for they will get exactly what they deserve.
• Isaiah 48:22“But there is no peace for the wicked,” says the Lord.
• 2 Kings 9:22King Joram demanded, “Do you come in peace, Jehu?” Jehu replied, “How can there be peace as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother, Jezebel, are all around us?”
• Romans 3:16Destruction and misery always follow them.

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