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Isaiah 48:17-19
New International Version
Isaiah 48:17-19
New International Version
17 This is what the Lord says—
your Redeemer,(A) the Holy One(B) of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
who teaches(C) you what is best for you,
who directs(D) you in the way(E) you should go.
18 If only you had paid attention(F) to my commands,
your peace(G) would have been like a river,(H)
your well-being(I) like the waves of the sea.
19 Your descendants(J) would have been like the sand,(K)
your children like its numberless grains;(L)
their name would never be blotted out(M)
nor destroyed from before me.”
Isaiah 48:17-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 48:17-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 This is what the Lord, your Redeemer,(A) the Holy One of Israel(B) says:
I am Yahweh your God,
who teaches you for your benefit,
who leads you in the way you should go.
18 If only you had paid attention to My commands.
Then your peace would have been like a river,(C)
and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.(D)
19 Your descendants would have been as countless as the sand,(E)
and the offspring of your body like its grains;
their name would not be cut off
or eliminated from My presence.
Isaiah 48:17-19
New Living Translation
Isaiah 48:17-19
New Living Translation
17 This is what the Lord says—
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you what is good for you
and leads you along the paths you should follow.
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.
19 Your descendants would have been like the sands along the seashore—
too many to count!
There would have been no need for your destruction,
or for cutting off your family name.”
Isaiah 48:17-19
Good News Translation
Isaiah 48:17-19
Good News Translation
The Lord's Plan for His People
17 The holy God of Israel,
the Lord who saves you, says:
“I am the Lord your God,
the one who wants to teach you for your own good
and direct you in the way you should go.
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.
19 Your descendants would be as numerous as grains of sand,
and I would have made sure they were never destroyed.”
Isaiah 48:17-19
New King James Version
Isaiah 48:17-19
New King James Version
17 Thus says (A)the Lord, your Redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
Who teaches you to profit,
(B)Who leads you by the way you should go.
18 (C)Oh, that you had heeded My commandments!
(D)Then your peace would have been like a river,
And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
19 (E)Your descendants also would have been like the sand,
And the offspring of your body like the grains of sand;
His name would not have been cut off
Nor destroyed from before Me.”
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