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Isaiah 57:21 Explained in Context
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Verse 21. 21There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah states or reports “There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked” at Isaiah 57:21 as a specific part of “The High and Holy One Revives the Contrite.”
Read It With
- Isaiah 57:14–21
Follow Isaiah 57:14–21, not verse 57:21 alone. The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah states or reports “There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked” at Isaiah 57:21 as a specific part of “The High and Holy One Revives the Contrite.” The controlling limit is: The High and Holy One Revives the Contrite does not authorize prosperity promises, instant cure, minimizing trauma, or claiming one modern return exhausts exilic hope.
Why This Verse Appears Here
At Isaiah 57:21, the report adds a non-interchangeable step to “The High and Holy One Revives the Contrite.” The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah states or reports “There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked” at Isaiah 57:21 as a specific part of “The High and Holy One Revives the Contrite.”
What Remains True
Because this line performs the stated role at Isaiah 57:21, it supports a bounded truth: Comfort tells the truth about exhaustion and displacement while promising that oppressive power is not ultimate.
How It Can Shape Life
- Role in Isaiah 57:21: The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah states or reports “There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked” at Isaiah 57:21 as a specific part of “The High and Holy One Revives the Contrite.” Contextual meaning in Isaiah 57:14–21: A cleared way, transcendent yet near presence, limited anger, observed wrongdoing, healing, guidance, comfort, and created peace stand against the restless sea of wickedness. The controlling interpretive and ethical limit is: The High and Holy One Revives the Contrite does not authorize prosperity promises, instant cure, minimizing trauma, or claiming one modern return exhausts exilic hope. Proportionate enduring truth: Comfort tells the truth about exhaustion and displacement while promising that oppressive power is not ultimate. Application: Accompany displaced and weary people with concrete safety, truthful hope, and patient repair rather than prediction or pressure.
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Read Isaiah 57:14–21 — The High and Holy One Revives the ContriteSources used for this Verse Lens
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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
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