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It conveys the idea of something that is dirty, sullied, or in a state of disarray. In the biblical context, it can symbolize the moral and spiritual filth that separates humanity from God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, cleanliness was not only a physical concern but also a spiritual one. The Law of Moses contained numerous regulations regarding cleanliness, both to maintain public health and to symbolize spiritual purity. Mud and mire, as physical substances, were often associated with uncleanness and were used metaphorically to describe spiritual or moral corruption. The imagery of being stuck in the mire is used in the Bible to depict a state of helplessness and the need for divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>mire<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>refuse (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">רֶ֫פֶשׁ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>mire</b></font>; — <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/57-20.htm">Isaiah 57:20</a> (+ <font class="hebrew2">טִיט</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>mire <p>From <a href="/hebrew/7515.htm">raphas</a>; mud (as roiled) -- mire. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7515.htm">raphas</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>רֶ֥פֶשׁ רפש re·p̄eš Refesh rep̄eš<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/isaiah/57-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 57:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/57.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיִּגְרְשׁ֥וּ מֵימָ֖יו <b> רֶ֥פֶשׁ </b> וָטִֽיט׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/57.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And its waters toss <span class="itali">up refuse</span> and mud.<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/57.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> whose waters cast up <span class="itali">mire</span> and dirt.<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/57-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> toss waters <span class="itali">refuse</span> and mud<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7516.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7516.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7516<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/refesh_7516.htm">re·p̄eš — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/7515.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="7515"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="7515" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/7517.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="7517"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="7517" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>