18 I have seen his ways, and will [a]heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comfort unto him, and to those that lament him.

19 I create the [b]fruit of the lips, to be peace: peace unto them that are [c]far off, and to them that are near, saith the Lord: for I will heal him.

20 But the wicked are like the raging sea, that [d]cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 57:18 Though they were obstinate, yet I did not withdraw my mercy from them.
  2. Isaiah 57:19 That is, I frame the speech and words of my messengers which shall bring peace.
  3. Isaiah 57:19 As well to him that is in captivity as to him that remaineth at home.
  4. Isaiah 57:20 Their evil conscience doth ever torment them, and therefore they can never have rest, read Isa. 48:22.

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