Isaiah 57:19

19 creating praise on their lips. Peace, peace, to those far and near,” says the LORD. “And I will heal them.”

Isaiah 57:19 in Other Translations

19 I 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.

19 creating the fruit of the lips. Peace, peace, to the far and to the near," says the LORD, "and I will heal him.

19 bringing words of praise to their lips. May they have abundant peace, both near and far,” says the LORD, who heals them.

19 Peace to the far-off, peace to the near-at-hand," says God - "and yes, I will heal them.

19 I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, saith Jehovah; and I will heal him.

19 I'll create praise on their lips: "Perfect peace to those both far and near." "I'll heal them," says the LORD.

19 creating words of praise." The Lord says, "Peace, peace to the one who is far or near, and I will heal him.

19 Then the people of Israel who are sorry for their sins will praise me. I will give perfect peace to those who are far away and those who are near. And I will heal them," says the Lord.

Isaiah 57:19 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 57:19

I create the fruit of the lips
Which is praise and thanksgiving, ( Hebrews 13:16 ) that is, give occasion of it, afford matter for it, by restoring comforts to the church and its mourners, as in the preceding verse; and by giving peace, as in all the following words. The Targum renders it,

``the speech of the lips in the mouth of all men;''

as if it respected that blessing of nature, speech, common to all mankind: whereas this is a blessing of grace, peculiar to some that share in the above blessings; and it may be restrained to Gospel ministers, the fruit of whose lips is the Gospel of peace; or the word preaching peace by Christ; the word of reconciliation committed to them; the subject of their ministry, as follows: peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the
Lord;
peace with God, made by Christ, is the fruit of Jehovah the Father's lips, who promised it in covenant, on condition of Christ's shedding his blood to make it; whence the covenant is called the covenant of peace; and spoke of it in prophecy, as what should be obtained by Christ the peacemaker; and peace of conscience flowing from it is the fruit of Christ's lips, who promised to give it to, and leave it with, his disciples; and that they should have it in him, when they had tribulation in the world; and who also by his apostles went and preached peace to them that were afar off, and to them that were nigh;
having first made it by the blood of his cross, ( Ephesians 2:17 ) in which place there seems a manifest reference to this passage, when the Gospel was preached to the Jews that were near; to them in Judea first, from whence it first came; and then to the Gentiles that were afar off, as well as the dispersed Jews in distant countries; and in the latter day, to which this prophecy refers, it will be preached far and near, even all the world over; when the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Gospel of peace, through the ministry of a set of men raised up by the Lord, created for that purpose, and eminently furnished for such service; the effect of which will be great spiritual peace in the hearts of God's people, and much concord, unity, and love among them, as well as there will be an abundance of external peace and prosperity; and when nations shall learn war no more. This Kimchi and Ben Melech take to be yet future, and what will be after the war of Gog and Magog: "and I will heal them"; of all their soul sicknesses and maladies; of all their divisions and declensions; of their carnality and earthly mindedness, before complained of; and even of all their sins and backslidings; and restore them to perfect health in their souls, and in their church state.

Isaiah 57:19 In-Context

17 I was enraged by their sinful greed; I punished them, and hid my face in anger, yet they kept on in their willful ways.

18 I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners,

19 creating praise on their lips. Peace, peace, to those far and near,” says the LORD. “And I will heal them.”

20 But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud.

21 “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 6:7; Isaiah 51:16; Isaiah 59:21; Hebrews 13:15
• 2. S Isaiah 2:4; Isaiah 26:3,12; Isaiah 32:17; S Luke 2:14; Ephesians 2:17
• 3. Acts 2:39