Verse Lens · Expanded explanation
Isaiah 57:19 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 19. 19I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.
King James Version — public domain in the United States · Bible text and permissions
Quick Meaning
The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah states or reports “I create the fruit of the lips” at Isaiah 57:19 as a specific part of “The High and Holy One Revives the Contrite.”
Read It With
- Isaiah 57:14–21
Read Isaiah 57:19 with 57:14–21. By itself, “I create the fruit of the lips” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: A cleared way, transcendent yet near presence, limited anger, observed wrongdoing, healing, guidance, comfort, and created peace stand against the restless sea of wickedness.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “Idolatrous Alliances and Exploitative Worship Are Exposed” into “The High and Holy One Revives the Contrite.” Its non-interchangeable movement is: A cleared way, transcendent yet near presence, limited anger, observed wrongdoing, healing, guidance, comfort, and created peace stand against the restless sea of wickedness. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah states or reports “I create the fruit of the lips” at Isaiah 57:19 as a specific part of “The High and Holy One Revives the Contrite.”
Follow the Context
- The unit opens at 57:14 with the address, scene, poem, sign, question, or action named in its title.
- A cleared way, transcendent yet near presence, limited anger, observed wrongdoing, healing, guidance, comfort, and created peace stand against the restless sea of wickedness.
- By 57:21 the movement reaches its warning, promise, answer, response, or transition before the next unit begins.
What This Verse Is Not Saying
Peace near and far does not erase accountability or guarantee immediate reconciliation with unsafe people.
What Remains True
Comfort tells the truth about exhaustion and displacement while promising that oppressive power is not ultimate. In Isaiah 57:19, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah states or reports “I create the fruit of the lips” at Isaiah 57:19 as a specific part of “The High and Holy One Revives the Contrite.”
How It Can Shape Life
- Accompany displaced and weary people with concrete safety, truthful hope, and patient repair rather than prediction or pressure. This response follows Isaiah 57:14–21's specific concern, “The High and Holy One Revives the Contrite.” This verse directs that response through its exact role: The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah states or reports “I create the fruit of the lips” at Isaiah 57:19 as a specific part of “The High and Holy One Revives the Contrite.”
Teach It Back
Explain Isaiah 57:19's precise role in Isaiah 57:14–21. Include “I create the fruit of the lips,” state the unit's historical or literary limit, give one proportionate truth and action, and explicitly reject one harmful use.
Your explanation stays in this browser. It is not sent or saved.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Isaiah 57:14–21 — The High and Holy One Revives the ContriteSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 57:14–21, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 57:14–21 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
Open the fixed Hebrew Isaiah file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Isaiah
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for Hebrew, syntax, poetry, older KJV language, chronology, names, textual issues, and material translation alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Isaiah PDF, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Isaiah 57:14–21 in the complete 205-page book PDF
Open the official NET Isaiah PDF ↗modern scholarly book course
Isaiah course: summary, outline, background, introductory issues, themes, and reception
Fred Gaiser; revised by Michael Chan
Enter the Bible, Luther Seminary, revised August 2024
Supports: Whole-book historical, literary, theological, ethical, and reception synthesis across Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, and postexilic horizons.
Exact location: Enter the Bible Isaiah course, Outline Book 3A and themes of justice, worship, and return; applied to Isaiah 57:14–21
Open the Enter the Bible Isaiah course ↗