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Isaiah 57:19-21
Contemporary English Version

19     (A) start singing my praises.[a]
No matter where you are,
I, the Lord, will heal you[b]
    and give you peace.

20 The wicked are a restless sea
    tossing up mud.
21 (B) But I, the Lord, have promised
that none who are evil
    will live in peace.

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  1. 57.18,19 until … praises: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  2. 57.19 heal you: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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Isaiah 57:19-21
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19     creating praise on their lips.(A)
Peace, peace,(B) to those far and near,”(C)
    says the Lord. “And I will heal them.”
20 But the wicked(D) are like the tossing sea,(E)
    which cannot rest,
    whose waves cast up mire(F) and mud.
21 “There is no peace,”(G) says my God, “for the wicked.”(H)

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