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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Isaiah 57:20 - Waters
Isaiah 57:20 - But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| But the wicked | H7563 | רָשָׁע |
[Adjective] morally wrong; concretely an (actively) bad person |
| are like the troubled | H1644 | גָּרַשׁ |
[Verb] to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce |
| sea | H3220 | יָם |
[Noun Masculine] a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article) the Mediterranean; sometimes a large {river} or an artificial basin; {locally} the {west} or (rarely) the south |
| when | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
| it cannot | H3201 | יָכֹל |
[Verb] to be {able} literally ({can } could) or morally ({may } might) |
| rest | H8252 | שָׁקַט |
[Verb] to repose (usually figuratively) |
| whose waters | H4325 | מַיִם |
[Noun Masculine] water; figuratively juice; by euphemism {urine} semen |
| cast up | H1644 | גָּרַשׁ |
[Verb] to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce |
| mire | H7516 | רֶפֶשׁ |
[Noun Masculine] mud (as roiled) |
| and dirt | H2916 | טִיט |
[Noun Masculine] mud or clay; figuratively calamity |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.