KJV
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:



KJV
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:

AMP
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.

KJVP
18. O that H3863 thou hadst hearkened H7181 to my commandments H4687 ! then had thy peace H7965 been H1961 W-VQY3MS as a river H5104 , and thy righteousness H6666 as the waves H1530 of the sea H3220 D-NMS :

YLT
18. O that thou hadst attended to My commands, Then as a river is thy peace, And thy righteousness as billows of the sea,

ASV
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:

WEB
18. Oh that you had listened to my commandments! then had your peace been as a river, and your righteousness as the waves of the sea:

NASB
18. If you would hearken to my commandments, your prosperity would be like a river, and your vindication like the waves of the sea;

ESV
18. Oh that you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea;

RV
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:

RSV
18. 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;

NKJV
18. 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.

MKJV
18. Oh that you had paid attention to My commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

AKJV
18. O that you had listened to my commandments! then had your peace been as a river, and your righteousness as the waves of the sea:

NRSV
18. O that you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your prosperity would have been like a river, and your success like the waves of the sea;

NIV
18. 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.

NIRV
18. I wish you would pay attention to my commands. If you did, peace would flow over you like a river. Holiness would sweep over you like the waves of the ocean.

NLT
18. Oh, that you had listened to my commands! Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea.

MSG
18. If you had listened all along to what I told you, your life would have flowed full like a river, blessings rolling in like waves from the sea.

GNB
18. "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.

NET
18. If only you had obeyed my commandments, prosperity would have flowed to you like a river, deliverance would have come to you like the waves of the sea.

ERVEN
18. If you had obeyed me, then peace would have come to you like a full flowing river. Good things would have come to you again and again, like the waves of the sea.