Isaiah 48:18

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:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The 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:

In Context

17Thus saith Yahweh—Thy Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel,—I—Yahweh, am thy God, Teaching thee to profit, Guiding thee in the way thou shouldest go.

19Then had been, like the sand, thy seed, And, the offspring of thy body, like the grains thereof,—Neither cut off nor destroyed had been his name from before me.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:29If they had been wise, they would have understood this,—They would have given heed to their here-after!

Psalms 81:13If, my people, were hearkening unto me, [If,] Israel, in my ways, would walk,

Psalms 119:165Blessing in abundance, have the lovers of thy law, and nothing to make them stumble.

Isaiah 45:8Let the drops fall ye heavens, from above, Yea, let, the skies, pour down righteousness,—Let the earth open and let them bear as their fruit—deliverance And let, justice, spring forth therewith, I—Yahweh, have created it.

Isaiah 66:12For, thus, saith Yahweh,—Behold me! extending unto her like a river, prosperity, And as a torrent o’erflowing, the glory of the nations. That ye may draw it forth—Upon the side, shall ye be carried, and Upon the knees, shall ye be caressed:

Matthew 23:37Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that slayeth the prophets, and stoneth them that have been sent unto her,—how often, would I have gathered thy children, like as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings,—and ye would not!

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 48:17-22

Encouragement to God's People. ( b. c. 708.) 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. 18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of… Read the whole commentary →

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