Isaiah 48:18
“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:”
— Isaiah 48:18
About this verse
Isaiah 48:18 comes from the book of Isaiah, written during the babylonian_exile period. The setting is Babylon. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the lament genre of biblical literature. Key themes include regret, missed blessings, obedience. Notable phrases: oh that you had listened; peace would have been like a river.
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God
Era
babylonian_exile
Emotion
grieving
Type
lament
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