Isaiah 48:18

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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:

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 the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
Deut 32:29 : 29 O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
Ps 119:165 : 165 Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
Deut 5:29 : 29 O that there were such an 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 be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. 16 Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. 17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. 18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
Amos 5:24 : 24 But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
Matt 23:37 : 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, 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 was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Rom 14:17 : 17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Isa 45:8 : 8 Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.
Ps 36:8 : 8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink{H8686)} of the river of thy pleasures.
Ps 81:13-16 : 13 Oh that my people had hearkened{H8802)} unto me, and Israel had walked{H8762)} in my ways! 14 I should soon have subdued{H8686)} their enemies{H8802)}, and turned{H8686)} my hand against their adversaries. 15 The haters{H8764)} of the LORD should have submitted{H8762)} themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever. 16 He should have fed{H8686)} them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied{H8686)} thee.

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