No rest for the wicked
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"No rest for the wicked", or "No peace for the wicked", is a phrase originating from the Book of Isaiah verses 48:22 and 57:20-21.
Book of Isaiah 48:22 " 'There is no peace,' says the Lord, 'for the wicked.' " [NIV]
Book of Isaiah 57:20 "But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt."
Book of Isaiah 57:21 "There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked."
Its literal meaning can be taken as: "The wicked shall be tormented."
It may also refer to:
- No Rest for the Wicked (Ozzy Osbourne album), an album by Ozzy Osbourne
- No Rest for the Wicked (New Model Army album), an album by New Model Army
- No Rest for the Wicked (webcomic), a webcomic by Andrea L. Peterson
- No Rest for the Wicked, an album by Helix
- No Rest for the Wicked, a song by Godsmack on their album IV
- No Rest for the Wicked, a song by Cypress Hill
- No Rest for the Wicked, an achievement in the game Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
- No Peace for the Wicked, a song by Thompson Twins
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