Isaiah 48:18
“Oh, that you had paid attention to My commandments!
Then your peace and prosperity would have been like a [flowing] river,
And your righteousness [the holiness and purity of the nation] like the [abundant] waves of the sea.
Deuteronomy 32:29
“O that they were wise, that they understood this,
That they could discern their future and ultimate fate!
Isaiah 66:12
For the Lord says this, “Behold, I extend peace to her (Jerusalem) like a river,
And the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;
And you will be nursed, you will be carried on her hip and [playfully] rocked on her knees.
Deuteronomy 5:29
Oh that they had such a heart in them, that they would fear [and worship Me with awe-filled reverence and profound respect] and keep all My commandments always, so that it may go well with them and with their children forever!
Psalm 119:165
Those who love Your law have great peace;
Nothing makes them stumble.
Psalm 81:13-16
“Oh, that My people would listen to Me,
That Israel would walk in My ways!
Isaiah 32:15-18
Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high,
And the wilderness becomes a fertile field,
And the fertile field is valued as a forest.
Amos 5:24
“But let justice run down like waters
And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream [flowing abundantly].
Psalm 36:8
They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house;
And You allow them to drink from the river of Your delights.
Isaiah 45:8
“Rain down, O heavens, from above,
Let the clouds pour down righteousness [all the blessings of God];
Let the earth open up, let salvation bear fruit,
And righteousness spring up with it;
I, the Lord, have created it.
Matthew 23:37
Luke 19:41-42
As He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it [and the spiritual ignorance of its people],
Romans 14:17
for the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking [what one likes], but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
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“O that they were wise, that they understood this,
That they could discern their future and ultimate fate!
“Oh, that My people would listen to Me,
That Israel would walk in My ways!
Then had
Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high,
And the wilderness becomes a fertile field,
And the fertile field is valued as a forest.
For the Lord says this, “Behold, I extend peace to her (Jerusalem) like a river,
And the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;
And you will be nursed, you will be carried on her hip and [playfully] rocked on her knees.
They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house;
And You allow them to drink from the river of Your delights.
Those who love Your law have great peace;
Nothing makes them stumble.
“But let justice run down like waters
And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream [flowing abundantly].