Isaiah 57:20
But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea,
What it says
The wicked are like the tossing sea that cannot be quiet and keeps stirring up mire and dirt.
What it is doing
This verse pictures the inner unrest and pollution of unrepentant evil.
In context
14And it will be said, 15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, 16For I will not accuse you forever, 17I was enraged by his sinful greed, 18I have seen his ways, 19bringing praise to their lips. 20But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, 21“There is no peace,” says my God,