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18 I have seen their way of life, but I will heal them.
    I will guide and comfort them and those who mourn for them.
19 I will teach them a new word: peace.
    I will give peace to those who are near and to those who are far away.
I will heal them.”
    The Lord himself said this.

20 But evil people are like the angry ocean.
    They cannot be quiet and peaceful.
They are angry, and like the ocean,
    they stir up mud.

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18 I have seen their ways, but I will heal(A) them;
    I will guide(B) them and restore comfort(C) to Israel’s mourners,
19     creating praise on their lips.(D)
Peace, peace,(E) to those far and near,”(F)
    says the Lord. “And I will heal them.”
20 But the wicked(G) are like the tossing sea,(H)
    which cannot rest,
    whose waves cast up mire(I) and mud.

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