Isaiah 57:20 Go deeper

But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. (KJV)

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וְהָרְשָׁעִ֖יםve.ha.re.sha.'Imand the wicked [people]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Isaiah 57:20 word 1

כַּיָּ֣םkai.Yam[are] like the sea

Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: sea

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Isaiah 57:20 word 2

נִגְרָ֑שׁnig.Rashtossed

Lemma: גָּרַשׁ (ga.rash) · Strong's: H1644G

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to drive out: drive out

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:14, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 6:1, Exodus 10:11, Exodus 11:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1644G; TAHOT Isaiah 57:20 word 3

כִּ֤יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 57:20 word 4

הַשְׁקֵט֙hash.Ketto be quiet

Lemma: שָׁקַט (sha.qat) · Strong's: H8252

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)

Meaning: to quiet

Used 40 times. Also: Joshua 11:23, Joshua 14:15, Judges 3:11, Judges 3:30, Judges 5:31, Judges 8:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8252; TAHOT Isaiah 57:20 word 5

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Isaiah 57:20 word 6

יוּכָ֔לyu.Khalit is able

Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: be able

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Isaiah 57:20 word 7

וַיִּגְרְשׁ֥וּvai.yig.re.Shuand they have tossed up

Lemma: גָּרַשׁ (ga.rash) · Strong's: H1644G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to drive out: drive out

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:14, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 6:1, Exodus 10:11, Exodus 11:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1644G; TAHOT Isaiah 57:20 word 8

מֵימָ֖יוmei.Mavwaters its

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Isaiah 57:20 word 9

רֶ֥פֶשׁRe.feshmire

Lemma: רֶ֫פֶשׁ (re.phesh) · Strong's: H7516

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: mire

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7516; TAHOT Isaiah 57:20 word 10

וָטִֽיט\׃va.Titand mud

Lemma: טִיט (tit) · Strong's: H2916

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: mud

Used 13 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:43, Job 41:30, Psalms 18:42, Psalms 40:2, Psalms 69:14, Isaiah 41:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2916; TAHOT Isaiah 57:20 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
are like the storm-tossed	→	גָּרַשׁ H1644G to drive out: drive out
sea	→	יָם H3220G sea
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
it cannot	→	לֹא H3808 not
be still	→	שָׁקַט H8252 to quiet
. . .	→	יָכֹל H3201 be able
and its waves	→	מַי H4325G water
churn up	→	גָּרַשׁ H1644G to drive out: drive out
mire	→	רֶ֫פֶשׁ H7516 mire
and muck	→	טִיט H2916 mud

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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