Isaiah 30:19

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.

18 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.

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.

21 And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
For the people will dwell in Zion at Jerusalem. You will weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the voice of your cry. When he hears you, he will answer you.
ASV
For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; thou shalt weep no more; he will surely be gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear, he will answer thee.
DARBY
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; as he heareth it, he will answer thee.
BLB
Indeed, O people in Zion [who] dwell in Jerusalem, surely you will weep no more. Surely He will show you favor at the voice of your crying; at His hearing [it], He will answer you.
ÅB
For du folk som bor på Sion, i Jerusalem, du skal ikke bli ved å gråte; han vil være deg nådig når du roper; når han hører det, svarer han deg.
OTB
Sions folk, som bor i Jerusalem, dere skal ikke gråte mer. Hvor nådig han vil være når dere roper om hjelp! Så snart han hører, vil han svare dere.
B1930
For du folk som bor på Sion, i Jerusalem, du skal ikke bli ved å gråte; han vil være dig nådig når du roper; når han hører det, svarer han dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 60:20

    Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.

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  • Psalms 50:15

    Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

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  • Isaiah 65:24

    Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

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  • Isaiah 58:9

    Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,

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  • Matthew 7:7–11

    Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

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  • 1 John 5:14–15

    And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

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  • Revelation 7:17

    For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”

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  • Isaiah 25:8

    He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.

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