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Isaiah 30:18

GraceWaiting on GodMercy and compassionJustice

16 “No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.

17 A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.

Therefore 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.

19 O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.

20 The Lord will give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, but your Teacher will no longer hide Himself—with your own eyes you will see Him.

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BSB
Therefore 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.
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And YHWH waits to show you⁺ favor, and therefore He rises up to show you⁺ mercy. For YHWH [is] a God of justice; blessed [are] all those waiting for Him.
ÅB
Og derfor bier Herren med å være dere nådig, og derfor holder han seg langt borte i det høye med sin barmhjertighet mot dere; for Herren er en dommens Gud; salige er alle de som bier på ham.
OTB
Likevel lengter Herren etter å være nådig mot dere; derfor vil han reise seg for å vise dere medfølelse. For Herren er en Gud av rettferdighet. Velsignet er alle som venter på ham!
B1930
Og derfor bier Herren med å være eder nådig, og derfor holder han sig langt borte i det høie med sin barmhjertighet mot eder; for Herren er en dommens Gud; salige er alle de som bier på ham.

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