Isaiah 48:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

ל֥וּא הִקְשַׁ֖בְתָּ לְמִצְוֺתָ֑י וַיְהִ֤י כַנָּהָר֙ שְׁלוֹמֶ֔ךָ וְצִדְקָתְךָ֖ כְּגַלֵּ֥י הַיָּֽם׃

Transliteration

If only hiqshabtā to miṣwōtāy and wayehî like nāhār shelômekā and ṣidqātekā like gallê hayyām

Grammar Details

*hiqshabtā*: hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you paid attention
*miṣwōtāy*: feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my commandments
*wayehî*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + waw consecutive - and it would have been
*nāhār*: masculine singular - river
*shelômekā*: masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your peace
*ṣidqātekā*: feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your righteousness
*gallê*: masculine plural construct - waves of
*hayyām*: definite article + masculine singular - the sea

Word Meanings

*hiqshabtā*: paid attention to/listened to/heeded
*miṣwōtāy*: my commandments/my precepts/my instructions
*nāhār*: river/stream/torrent
*shelômekā*: your peace/your prosperity/your well-being
*ṣidqātekā*: your righteousness/your justice/your righteous acts
*gallê*: waves of/billows of
*hayyām*: the sea/the ocean

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Referenced Verses

Isa 66:12 : 12 For thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream: and ye shall suck [thereof]; ye shall be borne upon the side, and shall be dandled upon the knees.
Deut 32:29 : 29 Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!
Ps 119:165 : 165 Great peace have they that love thy law; And they have no occasion of stumbling.
Deut 5:29 : 29 Oh that there were such a 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!
Isa 32:15-18 : 15 until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest. 16 Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness shall abide in the fruitful field. 17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence for ever. 18 And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.
Amos 5:24 : 24 But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
Matt 23:37 : 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Luke 19:41-42 : 41 And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it, 42 saying, If thou hadst known in this {G4675} day, even thou, the things which belong unto {G4675} peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Rom 14:17 : 17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Isa 45:8 : 8 Distil, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up together; I, Jehovah, have created it.
Ps 36:8 : 8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; And thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
Ps 81:13-16 : 13 Oh that my people would hearken unto me, That Israel would walk in my ways! 14 I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn my hand against their adversaries. 15 The haters of Jehovah should submit themselves unto him: But their time should endure for ever. 16 He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.

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