Isaiah 48:16-19

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹⁶Come here. Listen to this:
From the beginning I have spoken nothing in private.
From the time it took place, I was there.
Now the Almighty Lord has sent me and his Spirit.

¹⁷This is what the Lord, your Defender, the Holy One of Israel, says:

I am the Lord your God.
I teach you what is best for you.
I lead you where you should go.
¹⁸If only you had listened to my commands!
Your peace would be like a river ⌞that never runs dry⌟.
Your righteousness would be like waves on the sea.
¹⁹Your descendants would be like sand.
Your children would be like its grains.
Their names would not be cut off or wiped out in my presence.