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Isaiah 30:18 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 30 · verse 18 · 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.Isaiah 30:18 · King James Version
Isaiah 30:18 in context
16But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
17One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.
18And 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.
19For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.
20And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:
Cross references
- 2 Peter 3:9
- Lamentations 3:25-26
- Proverbs 16:20
- Isaiah 25:9
- Isaiah 8:17
- Psalms 34:8
- Psalms 27:14
- 2 Peter 3:15
Key words (Strong's)
- graciouschânanproperly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferiorH2603 →
- judgmentmishpâṭproperly, a verdict pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree divine…H4941 →
- exaltedrûwmto be high actively, to rise or raiseH7311 →
- blessedʼesherhappinessH835 →
- mercyrâchamto fondleH7355 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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