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:
YLT: O that thou hadst attended to My commands, Then as a river is thy peace, And thy righteousness as billows of the sea,
Darby: 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;
ASV: 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:
ל֥וּא | Oh that |
Parse: Preposition Root: לוּ Sense: if, oh that!, if only!. |
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הִקְשַׁ֖בְתָּ | you had heeded |
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: קָשַׁב Sense: to hear, be attentive, heed, incline (of ears), attend (of ears), hearken, pay attention, listen. |
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! לְמִצְוֺתָ֑י | My commandments |
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural construct, first person common singular Root: מִצְוָה Sense: commandment. |
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וַיְהִ֤י | and would have been |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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כַנָּהָר֙ | like a river |
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: נָהָר Sense: stream, river. |
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שְׁלוֹמֶ֔ךָ | your peace |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: שָׁלֹום Sense: completeness, soundness, welfare, peace. |
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וְצִדְקָתְךָ֖ | and your righteousness |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: צְדָקָה Sense: justice, righteousness. |
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כְּגַלֵּ֥י | like the waves |
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: גַּל Sense: heap, spring, wave, billow. |
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הַיָּֽם | of the sea |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יָם Sense: sea. |