“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”
Parallel translations
- WEB “There is no peace”, says Yahweh, “for the wicked.”
- KJV There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.
- NKJV “Thereis no peace,” says the Lord, “for the wicked.”
- NASB “There is no peace for the wicked,” says the Lord.
- NLT “But there is no peace for the wicked,” says the Lord.
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Quick answer
There is no peace for the wicked, a sober warning that abandoning God leaves the unrepentant without true rest.
Overview
This refrain (repeated in 57:21) sets the deliverance offered to the penitent against the lot of those who persist in rebellion. The peace (shalom) God gives His redeemed is withheld from the wicked, who have no settled well-being apart from Him. The gospel offers this peace through Christ, who reconciles sinners to God (Romans 5:1), so that the warning is also an invitation to turn and find rest.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Isa 57:21“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
- Job 15:20–24A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.
- Luke 19:42and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
- Rom 3:17and the way of peace they have not known.”
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