Isaiah 30:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 30:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 30:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Isaiah 30:18 — World English Bible
Isaiah 30:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Isaiah 30:18 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 30:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And therefore doth wait Jehovah to favour you, And therefore He is exalted to pity you, For a God of judgment <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, O the blessedness of all waiting for Him.”
Isaiah 30:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 30:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 aGod of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. ”
Isaiah 30:18 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 30:18 GEN — 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.”
Isaiah 30:18 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 30:18 in Context — Isaiah 30
16 But 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.
17 One 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.
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.
19 For 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.
20 And 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:
What Does Isaiah 30:18 Mean?
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