¹⁸ Oh, that you had heeded My commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

¹⁸ O that you had hearkened to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea;

¹⁸ "If only you had paid attention to My commandments ! Then your well-being would have been like a river , And your righteousness like the waves of the sea .

¹⁸ If only you had given ear to my orders, then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness as the waves of the sea:

¹⁸ If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea.