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Isaiah 30:18

And therefore will the Lord wait, the miserable condition of Israel causing Him to turn toward His people once more, that He may be gracious unto you, and therefore will He be exalted, withdrawing Himself, removing, hiding behind the veil of His holiness and majesty, for the time being, as it were, that He may have mercy upon you; for the Lord is a God of judgment, He is bound to execute justice. Blessed are all they that wait for Him, for the time when He once more reveals His mercy. In a little wrath God hides His face for a moment, but with everlasting kindness will He have mercy on us. Isaiah 54:8. Cf Jeremiah 30:11; Jeremiah 46:28.

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See also Isaiah 30:18 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Isaiah 30:18. _AND THEREFORE WILL HE BE EXALTED _- "Even for this shall he expect in silence"] For ירום _yarum, he shall be exalted_, which belongs not to this place, Houbigant reads ידום _yadu...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND THEREFORE - The sense of the words rendered ‘and therefore,’ may be better expressed by the phrase, ‘yet moreover,’ meaning, that notwithstanding their sins, and the necessity of punishing them, Y...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 30 The Fourth Woe Against Alliance With Egypt 1. _The alliance and its failure (Isaiah 30:1)_ 2. _The written table against the rebellious people (Isaiah 30:8)_ 3. Jehovah's word of encourage...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    Yahweh waits till the time is ripe for intervention, and then shows His graciousness and mercy. Then there shall be no sorrow in Zion; Yahweh's answer anticipates (render, has answered) His people's p...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    BE GRACIOUS. show you favour, or grace. HAVE MERCY UPON YOU. show you compassion. GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4. BLESSED. O the happinesses [of all, &c.]. The first of three in Isaiah (Isaiah 32:20;...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    FOR THUS SAITH THE LORD— The second sentence contains a judicial reproof and denunciation, wherein the punishment to be inflicted upon the disobedient and badly advised, is distinctly compared with th...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    2. SALVATION TEXT: Isaiah 30:15-33 15 For thus said the Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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 wai...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    30:18 mercy (g-24) Or 'will he withdraw himself until he have mercy.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1-7. The Egyptian alliance is profitless. 8-11. The perversity of Judah, 12-17. and its disastrous consequences. 18-26. There is a glorious prospect for the repentant people. 27-33 But first Jehov...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    WAIT] The above threatenings are conditional, Jehovah will wait to give them an opportunity of repentance. OF JUDGMENT] and therefore not unduly severe....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    God offers his people words to encourage them. And to give them hope for the future....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND THEREFORE... — The words seem to embody the thought that “man’s extremity is God’s opportunity.” Precisely because of this isolated misery Jehovah was “waiting,” _i.e., longing,_ with an eager exp...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ לָכֵ֞ן יְחַכֶּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לַֽ חֲנַנְכֶ֔ם וְ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    BOOK 3 ORATIONS ON THE EGYPTIAN INTRIGUES AND ORACLES ON FOREIGN NATIONS 705-702 B.C. Isaiah: 29 About 703 30 A little later 31 A little later 32:1-8 Later 32:9-20 Date uncertain ------------...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE GOODNESS OF GOD'S SEVERITY Isaiah 30:18-33 Jerusalem refused God's invitation to return to Him and rest; they preferred to trust in Egyptian cavalry. Their Almighty Friend knew that this would en...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This chapter contains two distinct messages. In the first, the prophet denounces an alliance with Egypt (verses Isa 30:1-26), and in the second foretells the destruction of Assyria (verses Isa 30:27-3...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be (q) gracious to you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD [is] a God of (r) judgment: blessed [are] all the...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Wait for him. Having convinced Ezechias that he ought to trust in on other, the Lord rescues him from the hand of Sennacherib. (Calmet)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Reader! observe the workings of grace, and how the Lord's love breaks out, before the weapons of sin in the rebellious child's hands fall down. And do observe, in this sweet scripture, not only the wa...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _GOD COMPELLED TO WAIT_ ‘Therefore will the Lord wait, that He may be gracious unto you.’ Isaiah 30:18 God is thus compelled to wait ere He can bless us because of— I. OUR DISOBEDIENCE. II. OUR...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    18._Therefore will Jehovah wait. _The Prophet now adds consolation; for hitherto he threatened to such an extent that almost all the godly might be thrown into despair. He intended therefore to soothe...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The effect of this unbelief is manifested in chapter 30. The people put their trust in man, according to the wisdom of man. They look to Egypt for help, but in vain. This contempt of Jehovah, accompan...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THEREFORE WILL THE LORD WAIT, THAT HE MAY BE GRACIOUS UNTO YOU,.... Or "yet" q, or "nevertheless" though such an utter destruction shall be made, there are a few that the Lord has a good will unto...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And therefore_ Because of your great misery: for the misery of God's people is frequently mentioned in Scripture as a motive to God's mercy: or, _notwithstanding_, as לכן may be rendered; _will the L...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    8-18 The Jews were the only professing people God then had in the world, yet many among them were rebellious. They had the light, but they loved darkness rather. The prophets checked them in their si...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THEREFORE; because of your general destruction and great misery; which is frequently mentioned in Scripture as a motive to God's mercy, as DEUTERONOMY 32:36, and in many other places, as hath been oft...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 30:18 LORD H3068 wait H2442 (H8762) gracious H2603 (H8800) exalted H7311 (H8799) mercy H7355 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THEIR TRUST IN OTHER THAN YAHWEH AND THEIR TANTAMOUNT REJECTION OF HIM CAN ONLY RESULT IN DISASTER. SECURITY RESTS IN TRUSTING IN YAHWEH (ISAIAH 30:8). Isaiah is to write his words down as a testimony...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Warnings against alliance with Egypt against Sennacherib and exhortation to turn to the Lord for help. CHARACTERS: God, Pharoah. CONCLUSION: When sin has brought men into distress, it is th...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 30:1. _Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me._ It was a law among all ancient nations to undertake nothing of importance without consulting the gods....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And therefore will the Lord wait, that He may be gracious unto you_ THE WAITING HOURS OF LIFE We are all familiar with the waiting hours of life, when the stream hardly seems to move, or the air to...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 30:18 THEREFORE THE LORD WAITS TO BE GRACIOUS TO YOU. Note the amazing logic of grace: God’s people forsake him for a false salvation (vv....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    WAITING, DIVINE AND HUMAN Isaiah 30:18. _Therefore will the Lord wait_. [1126] [1126] In these outlines the Authorised Version has been followed, but the translations in which Delitzsch, Kay, and Che...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ISAIAH 30:1 THE ALLIANCE WITH EGYPT OPENLY REBUKED. In the preceding chapter (Isaiah 30:15) the design of the Jewish rulers to seek the alliance of Egypt was covertly

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not from me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to their sin (Isaiah 30:1): Now these pe...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 2:3; 2 Peter 3:15; 2 Peter 3:9; Acts 2:33; Acts 5:31;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Wait — Patiently expect your repentance. Exalted — He will work gloriously. Judgment — Or mercy. That wait — In his way, with faith and patience....

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