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.

19 Your descendants would have been like the sand,

your children like its numberless grains;

their name would never be blotted out

nor destroyed from before me.”

18 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;

19 your offspring would have been like the sand,

and your descendants like its grains;

their name would never be cut off

or destroyed from before me.”

18 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:

19 Thy seed also had been as the sand,

And the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof;

His name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.

18 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.

19 Your descendants would have been like the sands along the seashore—

too many to count!

There would have been no need for your destruction,

or for cutting off your family name.”

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.

19 Your descendants also would have been like the sand,

And the offspring of your body like the grains of sand;

His name would not have been cut off

Nor destroyed from before Me.”

18 If you had obeyed me,

you would have had peace like a full-flowing river.

Good things would have flowed to you like the waves of the sea.

19 You would have had many children,

as many as the grains of sand.

They would never have died out

nor been destroyed.”

18 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: 19 thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the grains thereof: his name would not be cut off nor destroyed from before me.

18 Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! Then would thy peace have been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea; 19 and thy seed would have been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof: their name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.

18 If only you had listened to my commands! 

Your peace would be like a river ⸤that never runs dry⸥. 

Your righteousness would be like waves on the sea. 

19 Your descendants would be like sand. 

Your children would be like its grains. 

Their names would not be cut off or wiped out in my presence. 

18 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.

19 Your descendants would have been as countless as the sand,

and the offspring of your body like its grains;

their name would not be cut off

or eliminated from My presence.

18 O that you had paid attention to my commandments!

Then your prosperity would have been like a river,

and your success like the waves of the sea;

19 your offspring would have been like the sand,

and your descendants like its grains;

their name would never be cut off

or destroyed from before me.

18 O that you had listened attentively to my commandments!

Then your prosperity would have been like a river,

and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

19 And your offspring would have been like the sand,

and the descendants of your body like its grains.

It would not be cut off,

and its name would not be destroyed from my presence.”

18 I wish you would pay attention to my commands.

If you did, peace would flow over you like a river.

Holiness would sweep over you like the waves of the ocean.

19 Your family would be like the sand.

Your children after you would be as many as the grains of sand by the sea.

It would be impossible to count them.

I would always accept the members of your family line.

They would never be cut off or destroyed.”