Verse Comparison: Isaiah 48:18
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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® Bible
Oh, that you had hearkened 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.Contemporary English Version
How I wish that you had obeyed my commands! Your success and good fortune would then have overflowed like a flooding river.Darby English Version
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;Good News Bible
"If only you had listened to my commands! Then blessings would have flowed for you like a stream that never goes dry. Victory would have come to you like the waves that roll on the shore.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:New American Standard Bible
"If only you had paid attention to My commandments! Then your well-being would have been like a river, And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.New International Version
If only you had paid attention to my commands,
your peace would have been like a river,
your righteousness like the waves of the sea.New King James Version
Oh, that you had heeded My commandments!
Then your peace would have been like a river,
And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"If only you had paid attention to My commandments! Then your contentment would have resembled a river, And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.Revised Standard Version
O that you had hearkened to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea;Young's 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,
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