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Isaiah 48:16-19
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 48:16-19
New American Standard Bible
16 (A)Come near to Me, listen to this:
From the beginning I have (B)not spoken in secret,
(C)From the time it took place, I was there.
And now (D)the Lord [a]God has sent Me, and His Spirit.”
17 This is what the Lord says, He who is your (E)Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to benefit,
Who (F)leads you in the way you should go.
18 If only you had (G)paid attention to My commandments!
Then your [b](H)well-being would have been like a river,
And your (I)righteousness like the waves of the sea.
19 Your [c](J)descendants would have been like the sand,
And [d]your offspring like its grains;
(K)Their name would never be eliminated or destroyed from My presence.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 48:16 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Isaiah 48:18 Or peace
- Isaiah 48:19 Lit seed
- Isaiah 48:19 Lit the offspring of your inward parts
Isaiah 48:16-19
American Standard Version
Isaiah 48:16-19
American Standard Version
16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; from the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord Jehovah hath sent me, and his Spirit.
17 Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am Jehovah thy God, who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. 18 [a]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: 19 thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like [b]the grains thereof: his name would not be cut off nor destroyed from before me.
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- Isaiah 48:18 Or, Oh that thou wouldest hearken . . . then would thy peace be etc.
- Isaiah 48:19 Or, that of the bowels thereof
Isaiah 48:16-19
New International Version
Isaiah 48:16-19
New International Version
16 “Come near(A) me and listen(B) to this:
“From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret;(C)
at the time it happens, I am there.”
17 This is what the Lord says—
your Redeemer,(G) the Holy One(H) of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
who teaches(I) you what is best for you,
who directs(J) you in the way(K) you should go.
18 If only you had paid attention(L) to my commands,
your peace(M) would have been like a river,(N)
your well-being(O) like the waves of the sea.
19 Your descendants(P) would have been like the sand,(Q)
your children like its numberless grains;(R)
their name would never be blotted out(S)
nor destroyed from before me.”
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