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Is “No rest for the wicked” in the Bible?
Yes. “No rest for the wicked” comes from the Bible, from Isaiah 57:21. God says it through the prophet Isaiah.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It comes from the Bible.
The verse is Isaiah 57:21.
God says it through the prophet Isaiah.
The verse
There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked.
Isaiah 57:21 · open the chapter →
What it means there
The verse says “no peace.” The line before it compares the wicked to a tossing sea that cannot be still (Isaiah 57:20). Today people say it as a joke about being busy.
Also in the Bible
There is no peace, says Yahweh, for the wicked.
Isaiah 48:22 · open the chapter →
But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot be still; its waters toss up mire and mud.
Isaiah 57:20 · open the chapter →
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Is “No rest for the wicked” in the Bible?
Yes. “No rest for the wicked” comes from the Bible, from Isaiah 57:21. The saying is not word for word. It shortens or reshapes the verse. God says it through the prophet Isaiah.
Where in the Bible is “No rest for the wicked”?
In Isaiah 57:21, and also Isaiah 48:22 and Isaiah 57:20. In the Lumin Translation, Isaiah 57:21 reads: “There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked.”
Who said “No rest for the wicked”?
God says it through the prophet Isaiah.
What does “No rest for the wicked” mean in the Bible?
The verse says “no peace.” The line before it compares the wicked to a tossing sea that cannot be still (Isaiah 57:20). Today people say it as a joke about being busy.
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