Isaiah 48:16-19
World English Bible
16 “Come near to me and hear this:
“From the beginning I have not spoken in secret;
from the time that it happened, I was there.”
Now the Lord Yahweh has sent me
with his Spirit.
17 Yahweh,
your Redeemer,
the Holy One of Israel says:
“I am Yahweh your God,
who teaches you to profit,
who leads you by the way that you should go.
18 Oh that you had listened to my commandments!
Then your peace would have been like a river
and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
19 Your offspring also would have been as the sand
and the descendants of your body like its grains.
His name would not be cut off nor destroyed from before me.”
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
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