Isaiah 30:18

WEB

¹⁸Therefore 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.

KJV

¹⁸¶ 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.

BSB

¹⁸Therefore 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.

FBV

¹⁸So the Lord waits, wanting to be kind to you, ready to act to show you mercy, for the Lord is a God who does what is right. All who wait for him are blessed.

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Extra References

Lamentations 3:25-26

²⁵The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. ²⁶It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

2 Peter 3:9

⁹The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Proverbs 16:20

²⁰He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in the LORD is blessed.

Isaiah 25:9

⁹It shall be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us! This is the LORD! We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation!”

Isaiah 8:17

¹⁷I will wait for the LORD, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Psalms 34:8

⁸Oh taste and see that the LORD is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

2 Peter 3:15

¹⁵Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you,

Psalms 27:14

¹⁴Wait for the LORD. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD.

Isaiah 55:8

⁸“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” says the LORD.

Luke 15:20

²⁰“He arose and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran, fell on his neck, and kissed him.