Isaiah 48:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁸ If only you had paid attention to my commands. Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ 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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ 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.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ 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:

Common English Bible

¹⁸ If you would pay attention to my commands, your well-being would be like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ If only you had paid attention to my commandments! Your peace would have been like a river, and your justice would have been like the waves of the sea,

Isaiah 48:18 Cross References

Isaiah 33:21

For the majestic one, our  Lord, will be there, a place of rivers and broad streams where ships that are rowed will not go, and majestic vessels will not pass.

Isaiah 42:24

Who gave Jacob to the robber, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the  Lord? Have we not sinned against him? They were not willing to walk in his ways, and they would not listen to his instruction.

Isaiah 45:8

‘Heavens, sprinkle from above, and let the skies shower righteousness. Let the earth open up so that salvation will sprout and righteousness will spring up with it. I, the Lord, have created it.

Isaiah 54:13

Then all your children will be taught by the  Lord, their prosperity will be great,

Isaiah 61:10

I rejoice greatly in the  Lord, I exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a groom wears a turban and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Isaiah 61:11

For as the earth produces its growth, and as a garden enables what is sown to spring up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.

Isaiah 62:1

I will not keep silent because of Zion, and I will not keep still because of Jerusalem, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, and her salvation like a flaming torch.

Isaiah 66:12

For this is what the Lord says: I will make peace flow to her like a river, and the wealth  of nations like a flood; you will nurse and be carried on her hip and bounced on her lap.

Hosea 10:12

Sow righteousness for yourselves and reap faithful love; break up your unploughed ground. It is time to seek the  Lord until he comes  and sends righteousness on you like the rain.

Amos 5:24

But let justice flow like water, and righteousness like an unfailing stream.

Matthew 23:37

‘Jerusalem, Jerusalem,   who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks   under her wings, but you were not willing!

Romans 14:17

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking,  but righteousness, peace, and joy  in the Holy Spirit.

Deuteronomy 32:29

If only they were wise, they would comprehend this; they would understand their fate.

Deuteronomy 5:29

If only they had such a heart to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that they and their children would prosper for ever.