Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
How blessed are all those who long for Him.

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.

Holman Bible

Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy,
and is rising up to show you compassion,
for the Lord is a just God.
All who wait patiently for Him are happy.

International Standard Version

"Nevertheless, the LORD will wait so he can be gracious to you; and thus he will rise up to show you mercy. For the LORD is a God of justice. How blessed are all those who wait for him."

A Conservative Version

And therefore LORD will wait, that he may be gracious to you. And therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you. For 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.

Amplified


Therefore the Lord waits [expectantly] and longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
Blessed (happy, fortunate) are all those who long for Him [since He will never fail them].

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.

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.

Julia Smith Translation

And for this Jehovah will wait to compassionate you, and for this he will be lifted up to pity you, for Jehovah is a God of judgment: happy all they waiting for him.

King James 2000

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 justice: blessed are all they that wait for him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Therefore Yahweh waits to be gracious [to] you, and therefore he will rise up to show you mercy, for Yahweh [is] a God of justice; blessed [are] all those who wait for him.

Modern King James verseion

And so Jehovah waits to be gracious to you. And therefore He is exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For Jehovah is a God of judgment; blessed are all those who wait for Him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Yet standeth the LORD waiting, that he may have mercy upon you, and lifteth himself up, that he may receive you to grace. For the LORD God is righteous. Happy are all they that wait for him.

NET Bible

For this reason the Lord is ready to show you mercy; he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you. Indeed, the Lord is a just God; all who wait for him in faith will be blessed.

New Heart 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.

The Emphasized Bible

And, therefore, will Yahweh wait, That he may grant you favour, And, therefore, will he lift himself up, That he may show you compassion, - For A God of justice, is, Yahweh, How happy all they who are waiting for him

Webster

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

Youngs 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And therefore will the Lord

Usage: 0

חכה 
Chakah 
Usage: 14

unto you, and therefore will he be exalted
רוּם 
Ruwm 
Usage: 189

רחם 
Racham 
Usage: 47

is a God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

אשׁר 
'esher 
Usage: 45

חכה 
Chakah 
Usage: 14

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Isaiah 30:18

References

Images Isaiah 30:18

Prayers for Isaiah 30:18

Context Readings

Yahweh Will Show Mercy

17 One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five ye shall all flee: until ye are left as a mast upon the top of a mountain and as a banner of example on a hill. 18 Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
How blessed are all those who long for Him.
19 For the people shall dwell in Zion, in Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he who has mercy shall show mercy unto thee; at the voice of thy cry when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.


Cross References

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not late concerning his promise, as some count lateness, but is patient with us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Proverbs 16:20

He who has understanding in the word shall find good, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.

Isaiah 25:9

And it shall be said in that day, Behold, this is our God, whom we have waited for, and he has saved us: this is the LORD, whom we have waited for, we will be glad and rejoice in his saving health.

Isaiah 33:5

The LORD shall be exalted; he who dwells on the heights: for he has filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

2 Peter 3:15

And have as saving health the patience of our Lord, even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him has written unto you

Psalm 2:12

Kiss the Son lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way when his wrath is kindled in a little while. Blessed are all those that put their trust in him.

Psalm 34:8

Cheth O taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man that shall trust in him.

Isaiah 5:16

But the LORD of the hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God, that is holy, shall be sanctified with righteousness.

Isaiah 8:17

And I will wait for the LORD, who hid his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Jeremiah 17:7

Blessed is the man that is steadfast in the LORD and whose trust is the LORD.

Exodus 34:6

And as the LORD passed by before him, he proclaimed, I AM, I AM strong, merciful, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and truth,

Deuteronomy 32:4

The strong One, whose work is perfect: for all his ways are right; a God of truth and without iniquity, just and upright is he.

1 Samuel 2:3

Do not multiply thyself speaking great and lofty things; let arrogant words cease from your mouth, for the LORD is the all-knowing God, and the magnificent works are his.

Job 35:14

For much that thou dost say, he will not look upon it, submit to judgment before him, and trust thou in him.

Psalm 27:14

Wait for the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart; wait, I say, for the LORD.

Psalm 28:6-7

Blessed be the LORD because he has heard the voice of my supplications.

Psalm 40:1-3

I waited patiently for the LORD, and he inclined unto me and heard my cry.

Psalm 46:10-11

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted in the Gentiles, I will be exalted in the earth.

Psalm 62:1-2

Only in God does my soul rest; from him comes my saving health.

Psalm 62:5-8

My soul, rest thou only in God, for my hope is from him.

Psalm 76:5-10

The stouthearted are spoiled; they have slept their sleep; and nothing was found in the hands of the men of might.

Psalm 84:12

O LORD of the hosts, happy is the man that trusts in thee.

Psalm 99:4

The king's strength is that he loves judgment; thou dost establish equity; thou dost execute judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

Isaiah 18:4

For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will look forth from my dwelling place like a clear sun after the rain and like a cloud filled with dew in the heat of the harvest.

Isaiah 26:7-8

The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

Isaiah 33:10-12

Now I will rise up, saith the LORD; now I will be exalted; now I will be lifted up.

Isaiah 40:31

but those that wait for the LORD shall have new strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 42:1-4

Behold my slave, whom I uphold; my elect, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he shall give judgment unto the Gentiles.

Isaiah 42:14

I have long time held my peace; I have been still and refrained myself; now will I cry out like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.

Isaiah 55:8

For my thoughts are not as your thoughts, neither are your ways as my ways, saith the LORD.

Isaiah 57:17-18

For the iniquity of his covetousness I was wroth and smote him: I hid my face and was wroth, and he went on rebelliously in the way of his heart.

Jeremiah 10:24-25

O LORD, chastise me, but with judgment; not with thine anger lest thou bring me to nothing.

Jeremiah 31:18-20

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, Thou hast afflicted me, and I was chastised as an indomitable bullock: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.

Lamentations 3:25-26

Teth The LORD is good unto those that wait in him, to the soul that seeks him.

Hosea 2:14

Therefore, behold, I will induce her and bring her into the wilderness and speak unto her heart.

Hosea 5:15-2

I will go and return to my place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face; in their affliction they will seek me early.

Hosea 11:8-9

How must I leave thee, Ephraim? how shall I give thee up, Israel? how could I make thee as Admah? nor set thee as Zeboim? my heart churns within me; all my compassion is inflamed.

Jonah 3:4-10

And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be destroyed.

Micah 7:7-9

Therefore I will wait for the LORD; I will wait for the God of my saving health; my God will hear me.

Micah 7:18-20

Who is a God like unto thee that pardons iniquity, and passes over the rebellion with the remnant of his heritage? He did not retain his anger for ever because he delights in mercy.

Malachi 2:17

Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, In what have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that does evil pleases the LORD, and he delights in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?

Matthew 15:22-28

And, behold, a woman of Canaan having come out of the same borders cried unto him, saying, Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me; my daughter is sick, possessed by a demon.

Luke 2:25

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

Luke 15:20

And he arose and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

Luke 24:26-27

ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter (like this) into his glory?

Acts 2:33-39

Therefore being raised up by the right hand of God and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which ye now see and hear.

Acts 5:31

God has exalted him with his right hand as Prince and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

Romans 2:2-10

For we are sure that the judgment of God is according to the truth against those who do such things.

Romans 5:20

Moreover the law entered that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound,

Romans 8:25-28

But if we wait for that which we do not see, with patience we wait for it.

Romans 9:22

What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much meekness the vessels of wrath, prepared for death,

Ephesians 1:6

to the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he has made us accepted in the beloved;

Ephesians 1:8

which has over abounded in us in all wisdom and prudence;

Ephesians 1:20-23

which operated in the Christ, raising him from the dead and setting him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

James 5:11

Behold, we count blessed those who endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job and have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is very merciful, and full of compassion.

Romans 9:15-18

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

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