Isaiah 30:18 “Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to…”

Isaiah 30:18

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

Therefore the LORD will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Yet therefore will the Lord waite, that he may haue mercy vpon you, and therefore wil he be exalted, that hee may haue compassion vpon you: for the Lord is the God of iudgement. Blessed are all they that waite for him.

Darby Translation

And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he lift himself up, that he may have mercy upon you; for Jehovah is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

Young's Literal Translation

And therefore doth wait Jehovah to favour you, And therefore He is exalted to pity you, For a God of judgment [is] Jehovah, O the blessedness of all waiting for Him.

Bible in Basic English

For this cause the Lord will be waiting, so that he may be kind to you; and he will be lifted up, so that he may have mercy on you; for the Lord is a God of righteousness: there is a blessing on all whose hope is in him.

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Cross references

“therefore”

Isaiah 55:8 Romans 5:20 Exodus 34:6 Hosea 2:14 Romans 9:15–18

Isaiah 55:8 · BSB

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.

Romans 5:20 · BSB

The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

Exodus 34:6 · BSB

Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,

Hosea 2:14 · BSB

“Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly.

Romans 9:15–18 · BSB

For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

“wait”

2 Peter 3:9 Luke 15:20 2 Peter 3:15 Romans 9:22 Jeremiah 31:18–20 Matthew 15:22–28

2 Peter 3:9 · BSB

The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

Luke 15:20 · BSB

So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

2 Peter 3:15 · BSB

Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.

Romans 9:22 · BSB

What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?

Jeremiah 31:18–20 · BSB

I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.

Matthew 15:22–28 · BSB

And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”

“will he be”

Acts 2:33–39 Psalm 76:5–10 Ephesians 1:20–23 Isaiah 33:10–12 Acts 5:31 Ephesians 1:6

Acts 2:33–39 · BSB

Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

Psalm 76:5–10 · BSB

The valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could lift a hand.

Ephesians 1:20–23 · BSB

which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,

Isaiah 33:10–12 · BSB

“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted.

Acts 5:31 · BSB

God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

Ephesians 1:6 · BSB

to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

“for the Lord”

Isaiah 33:5 1 Samuel 2:3 Malachi 2:17 Ephesians 1:8 Micah 7:18–20 Deuteronomy 32:4

Isaiah 33:5 · BSB

The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

1 Samuel 2:3 · BSB

Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.

Malachi 2:17 · BSB

You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”

Ephesians 1:8 · BSB

that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.

Micah 7:18–20 · BSB

Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?

Deuteronomy 32:4 · BSB

He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.

“blessed”

Proverbs 16:20 Isaiah 25:9 Isaiah 8:17 Psalm 34:8 Psalm 27:14 Psalm 40:1–3

Proverbs 16:20 · BSB

Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.

Isaiah 25:9 · BSB

And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

Isaiah 8:17 · BSB

I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.

Psalm 34:8 · BSB

Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

Psalm 27:14 · BSB

Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

Psalm 40:1–3 · BSB

I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

Also

Isaiah 5:16 Isaiah 42:14

Isaiah 5:16 · BSB

But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.

Isaiah 42:14 · BSB

“I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will groan like a woman in labor; I will at once gasp and pant.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.

19O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.

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