King James Version
"Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!"
— Psalms 81:13, King James Version
“Oh that my people would hearken unto me, That Israel would walk in my ways! ”
“Oh that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!”
“If only my people would obey me! If only Israel would keep my commands!”
“If only my people would give ear to me, walking in my ways!”
“Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!”
I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!
I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.