Isaiah 30:18

But Yahweh wants to be kind to you; he desires to show you that he is merciful. Do not forget that Yahweh is a God who acts justly; he is pleased with those who patiently trust in him.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

In Context

17As a result, 1,000 of you will flee when only one of them pursues you! When only five of their soldiers threaten to kill you, all of you will flee. Only a few of you will be left, like [SIM] a single flagpole on top of a mountain with one signal flag on the pole.”

19You people who live in Jerusalem [DOU], some day you will not cry any more. Yahweh will be kind to you when you call out to him for help. He will answer/help you as soon as he hears you call.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:4He is like a rock [MET] under which we are protected; everything that he does is perfect and completely just/fair [DOU]. He always does what he says that he will do; he never does anything that is wrong.

Job 35:14So, when you complain that you cannot see God, and you tell him that you are waiting for him to decide whether or not you should be punished for what you have done, God will not listen to you, either!

Psalms 27:14So trust in Yahweh, all of you! Be strong and courageous, and wait expectantly for him to help you!

Psalms 34:8Find out for yourself, and you will experience that Yahweh is good to you! He is very pleased with those who ask him to protect them.

Psalms 46:10God says, “Be quiet, and remember that I am God! I will be honored by the people of all nations. I will be honored all over the earth.”

Psalms 62:5God is the only one who gives me peace in my inner being; he is the one whom I confidently expect to help me.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 30:9-18

Doom of Incorrigible Sinners. ( b. c. 720.) 8 Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever: 9 That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord : 10 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: 11 Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. 12… Read the whole commentary →

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