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Isaiah 30

Isaiah 30:18

God Will Be Gracious · Isaiah 30:18–33
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Translations

Modern
Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And YHWH waits to show you favor, and therefore He rises up to show you mercy. For YHWH is a God of justice; blessed are all those waiting for Him.
Latin
Propterea exspectat Dominus ut misereatur vestri; et ideo exaltabitur parcens vobis, quia Deus judicii Dominus: beati omnes qui exspectant eum!

Original

Hebrew
English
Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.

Notes

Isaiah 30:18

  • A faithful God will restore order to the world by punishing the wicked and saving his people from them (see Isaiah 1:27; Psalm 96:10–12).

  • God blesses those who wait. Faithful people do not rush to solve their own problems. Instead, they rely on his power and goodness.

Isaiah 30:18–33

This prophecy of salvation gave promises of hope. It helped Israel look away from their present suffering.

Instead, it pointed them toward the glorious future that God had prepared for his people.

Isaiah 30:1–33

After warning Judah of judgment due to their stubbornness and reliance on Egypt (Isaiah 30:1–17), God promised to show compassion to his people and defeat their enemies.

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Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Tempered with Mercy Afflictions: Tempered with Mercy God: Judge, and his Justice God: Longsuffering of God's Compassion Isaiah: Prophecies, Reproofs Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Blessing and Restoration The Blessed: Who Wait for the Lord The Patience of God: Exercised Toward: His People Waiting on God Waiting Upon God: They Who Engage In are Blessed Waiting: Those Who Engage In are Blessed