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Isaiah 48:18

PeaceObedienceJustice

16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

17 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.

O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

19 Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.

20 Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.

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BSB
If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.
KJV
O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
WEB
Oh that you had listened to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
ASV
Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
DARBY
Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! Then would thy peace have been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea;
BLB
If only you had paid attention to My commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea;
ÅB
Gid du ville akte på mine bud! Da skulle din fred bli som elven, og din rettferdighet som havets bølger;
OTB
Om du bare hadde vært oppmerksom på Mine bud, ville din fred vært som en elv, og din rettferdighet som havets bølger.
B1930
Gid du vilde akte på mine bud! Da skulde din fred bli som elven, og din rettferdighet som havets bølger;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 5:29

    O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

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  • Isaiah 66:12

    For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.

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  • Psalms 119:165

    Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

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  • Psalms 81:13–16

    Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!

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  • Deuteronomy 32:29

    O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

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  • Luke 19:41–42

    And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

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  • Isaiah 45:8

    Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.

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  • Psalms 36:8

    They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

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