The River an Image of Peace
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:

WEB: 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:




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