Strong's Lexicon If only ל֥וּא (lū) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 3863: 1) if, oh that!, if only! 1a) if (unlikely condition) 1b) if only!, oh that!, would that! you had paid attention הִקְשַׁ֖בְתָּ (hiq·šaḇ·tā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7181: 1) to hear, be attentive, heed, incline (of ears), attend (of ears), hearken, pay attention, listen 1a) (Qal) incline, attend (of ears), hearken, pay attention, listen 1b) (Hiphil) to pay attention, give attention to My commandments, לְמִצְוֺתָ֑י (lə·miṣ·wō·ṯāy) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 4687: 1) commandment 1a) commandment (of man) 1b) the commandment (of God) 1c) commandment (of code of wisdom) your peace שְׁלוֹמֶ֔ךָ (šə·lō·w·me·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7965: 1) completeness, soundness, welfare, peace 1a) completeness (in number) 1b) safety, soundness (in body) 1c) welfare, health, prosperity 1d) peace, quiet, tranquillity, contentment 1e) peace, friendship 1e1) of human relationships 1e2) with God especially in covenant relationship 1f) peace (from war) 1g) peace (as adjective) would have been וַיְהִ֤י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone like a river, כַנָּהָר֙ (ḵan·nā·hār) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5104: 1) stream, river 1a) stream, river 1b) (underground) streams and your righteousness וְצִדְקָתְךָ֖ (wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6666: 1) justice, righteousness 1a) righteousness (in government) 1a1) of judge, ruler, king 1a2) of law 1a3) of Davidic king Messiah 1b) righteousness (of God's attribute) 1c) righteousness (in a case or cause) 1d) righteousness, truthfulness 1e) righteousness (as ethically right) 1f) righteousness (as vindicated), justification, salvation 1f1) of God 1f2) prosperity (of people) 1g) righteous acts like waves כְּגַלֵּ֥י (kə·ḡal·lê) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1530: 1) heap, spring, wave, billow 1a) heap (of stones) 1a1) over dead body 1a2) alone 1a3) used in ratifying a covenant 1b) waves (fig. of chastisement of Jehovah) 1c) spring of the sea. הַיָּֽם׃ (hay·yām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3220: 1) sea 1a) Mediterranean Sea 1b) Red Sea 1c) Dead Sea 1d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIf only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea. Young's Literal Translation O that thou hadst attended to My commands, Then as a river is thy peace, And thy righteousness as billows of the sea, Holman Christian Standard Bible If only you had paid attention to My commands. Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea. New American Standard Bible "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. King James Bible 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: Parallel Verses New International Version 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. New Living Translation Oh, that you had listened to my commands! Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea. English Standard Version Oh that you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea; New American Standard Bible "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. King James Bible 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: Holman Christian Standard Bible If only you had paid attention to My commands. Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea. International Standard Version Now if only you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your success like the waves of the sea. NET Bible If only you had obeyed my commandments, prosperity would have flowed to you like a river, deliverance would have come to you like the waves of the sea. American Standard Version Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: English Revised Version Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: Young's Literal Translation O that thou hadst attended to My commands, Then as a river is thy peace, And thy righteousness as billows of the sea, Cross References Deuteronomy 5:29 O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever! Deuteronomy 32:29 O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! Psalm 81:13 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! Psalm 119:165 Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. Isaiah 32:16 Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. Isaiah 33:21 But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby. Isaiah 42:24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. Isaiah 45:8 Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it. Isaiah 54:13 And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children. Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. Isaiah 61:11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. 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