“But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.”
The contrast between the righteous (promised rest and peace) and the wicked (compared to turbulent sea) establishes that eschatological peace is not universal but covenantal. The wicked's permanent turbulence—unable to rest—mirrors their spiritual condition: unrighteousness generates internal chaos and cosmic disruption. The sea imagery evokes chaos-mythology, suggesting that wickedness aligns humans with forces opposed to YHWH's order and creation. This verse reinforces that the promised peace requires covenant fidelity; rejection of covenant ensures continued turmoil.
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