Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Now if only you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your success like the waves of the sea.
New American Standard Bible
Then your
And your
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
Then your peace would have been like a river,
and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
A Conservative Version
Oh that thou had hearkened to my commandments! Then thy peace would have been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea.
American Standard Version
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:
Amplified
“Oh, that you had paid attention to My commandments!
Then your peace and prosperity would have been like a [flowing] river,
And your righteousness [the holiness and purity of the nation] like the [abundant] waves of the sea.
Bible in Basic English
If only you had given ear to my orders, then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness as the waves of the sea:
Darby Translation
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;
Julia Smith Translation
Would thou didst attend to my commands! and thy peace shall be as a river, and thy justice as the billows of the sea.
King James 2000
O that you had hearkened to my commandments! then had your peace been as a river, and your righteousness as the waves of the sea:
Lexham Expanded Bible
O that you had listened attentively to my commandments! Then your prosperity would have been like river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
Modern King James verseion
Oh that 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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If thou wilt now regard my commandment, thy wealthiness shall be as the water stream: and thy righteousness as the waves flowing in the sea.
NET Bible
If only you had obeyed my commandments, prosperity would have flowed to you like a river, deliverance would have come to you like the waves of the sea.
New Heart English Bible
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:
The Emphasized Bible
Oh! that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments, - Then had been, like a river, thy prosperity, And, thy righteousness, like the waves of the sea:
Webster
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:
World English Bible
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:
Youngs Literal Translation
O that thou hadst attended to My commands, Then as a river is thy peace, And thy righteousness as billows of the sea,
Themes
God's Promises » Of peace promised to believers » Like a river
Peace » Promised to believers » Like a river
the Sea » Illustrative » (waves of,) of righteousness
Topics
Interlinear
Luw'
Qashab
Shalowm
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 48:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord's Plan For His People
17 "This is what the LORD says, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you how to succeed, who directs you in the path by which you should go. 18 Now if only you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your success like the waves of the sea. 19 Your descendants would've been like the sand, and your offspring like its numberless grains. Their name wouldn't have been cut off or annihilated out of my reach.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:29
O, that they were wise to understand this and consider their future!
Isaiah 66:12
This is what the LORD says: "See, I will extend prosperity to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream; and you will nurse, and you will be carried on her hip, and bounced upon her knees.
Deuteronomy 5:29
If only they would commit to fear me and keep all my commands, then it will go well with them and their children forever.
Psalm 119:165
Great peace belongs to those who love your instruction, and nothing makes them stumble.
Psalm 81:13-16
If only my people would obey me, if only Israel would walk in my ways!
Isaiah 32:15-18
until the Spirit from on high is poured upon us, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest."
Amos 5:24
"But let justice roll on like many waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing river.
Psalm 36:8
They are refreshed from the abundance of your house; You cause them to drink from the river of your pleasures.
Isaiah 45:8
"Shout, you skies above, and you clouds, and let righteousness stream down. I am the one who says to the earth, "Let salvation blossom, and let righteousness sprout forth.'
Matthew 23:37
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones to death those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
Luke 19:41-42
When he came closer and saw the city, he began to grieve over it:
Romans 14:17
For God's kingdom does not consist of food and drink, but of righteousness, peace, and joy produced by the Holy Spirit.