Isaiah 30:18

Yet Yahweh is waiting to be gracious to you, therefore he is ready to show you mercy. 1 For Yahweh is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. 1

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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

17One thousand will flee at the threat of one; 1 at the threat of five you will flee 1 until your remnant will be like a flagstaff on the top of a mountain, or like a flag on a hill.” 1

19For a people will live in Zion, in Jerusalem, and you will weep no more. 1 He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. When he hears it, he will answer you. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:4The Rock, his work is perfect; 1 for all his paths are just. 1 He is the faithful God, without iniquity. 1 He is just and upright. 1

Job 35:14How much less will he answer you if you say that you do not see him, 1 that your case is before him, and that you are waiting for him! 1

Psalms 27:14Wait for Yahweh; 1 be strong, and let your heart be courageous! 1 Wait for Yahweh!

Psalms 34:8Taste and see that Yahweh is good. 1 Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. 1

Psalms 46:10Be quiet and know that I am God; 1 I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted on the earth. 1

Psalms 62:5I wait in silence for God alone; 1 for my hope is set on him. 1

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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