Isaiah 48:18 O that you had listened to my commandments! then had your peace been as a river, and your righteousness as the waves of the sea: I. The image sets before us A PEACE WHICH IS THE EXPRESSION OF LIFE AND POWER. II. The image is expressive OF HEALTHFUL INFLUENCE. III. OF PROGRESS AND PERPETUITY. IV. OF PLEASANTNESS. (W. S. Davis.) Parallel Verses KJV: O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: |
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