Isaiah 48:18
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18 (A)Oh, that you had heeded My commandments!
(B)Then your peace would have been like a river,
And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
Deuteronomy 5:29
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29 (A)Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and (B)always keep all My commandments, (C)that it might be well with them and with their children forever!
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Isaiah 66:12
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12 For thus says the Lord:
“Behold, (A)I will extend peace to her like a river,
And the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream.
Then you shall (B)feed;
On her sides shall you be (C)carried,
And be dandled on her knees.
Psalm 119:165
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Footnotes
- Psalm 119:165 Lit. they have no stumbling block
Psalm 81:13-16
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13 “Oh,(A) that My people would listen to Me,
That Israel would walk in My ways!
14 I would soon subdue their enemies,
And turn My hand against their adversaries.
15 (B)The haters of the Lord would pretend submission to Him,
But their [a]fate would endure forever.
16 He would (C)have fed them also with [b]the finest of wheat;
And with honey (D)from the rock I would have satisfied you.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 81:15 Lit. time
- Psalm 81:16 Lit. fat of wheat
Deuteronomy 32:29
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29 (A)Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this,
That they would consider their (B)latter end!
Luke 19:41-42
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Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem
41 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and (A)wept over it, 42 saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this (B)your day, the things that (C)make for your (D)peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
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Isaiah 45:8
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8 “Rain(A) down, you heavens, from above,
And let the skies pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation,
And let righteousness spring up together.
I, the Lord, have created it.
Psalm 36:8
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8 (A)They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house,
And You give them drink from (B)the river of Your pleasures.
Romans 14:17
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17 (A)for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and (B)peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
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Amos 5:24
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24 (A)But let justice run down like water,
And righteousness like a mighty stream.
Isaiah 32:15-18
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15 Until (A)the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
And (B)the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.
The Peace of God’s Reign
16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
17 (C)The work of righteousness will be peace,
And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
18 My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation,
In secure dwellings, and in quiet (D)resting places,
Matthew 23:37
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