1 Nephi 20:18
1830 Edition
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:
Influences
Isaiah 48:18 (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:
Changes
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:.
Simple English
If you had listened to my commands! Then your peace would have been like a river. Your righteousness would have been like the waves of the sea.
Paraphrase
If only you had listened to my commands! Your peace would have flowed like a river. Your righteousness would have rolled in like ocean waves.