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.”

And now the Sovereign Lord^(D) has sent^(E) me,
endowed with his Spirit.^(F)

¹⁷This 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.
¹⁸If 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.
¹⁹Your 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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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.”

¹⁷This 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.
¹⁸If 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.
¹⁹Your ^[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.”