Isaiah 30:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 th...
Isaiah 30:18 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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 th...
Isaiah 30:18 - 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...
Isaiah 30:18 - 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 30:18 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Isaiah 30:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the 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...
Isaiah 30:18 - 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...
Isaiah 30:18 - 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...
Isaiah 30:18 - 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...
Isaiah 30:18 - 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...
Isaiah 30:18 - 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 ---------...
Isaiah 30:18 - 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 wo...
Isaiah 30:18 - 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-...
Isaiah 30:18 - 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 w...
Isaiah 30:18 - 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 ....
Isaiah 30:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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 u...
Isaiah 30:18 - 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...
Isaiah 30:18 - 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...
Isaiah 30:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Promises. B. C. 720. 18 And therefore will the L ORD wait, that he may be gracious unto...
Isaiah 30:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy 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 b...
Isaiah 30:18 - 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 30:8-18 ). Isaiah is to write his words down as a...
Isaiah 30:18 - 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...
Isaiah 30:18 - 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 god...
Isaiah 30:18 - 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...
Isaiah 30:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 30:1-23 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 cov...
Isaiah 30:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Trust in Jehovah Rewarded; Overthrow of the Lord's Enemies
Isaiah 30:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 2:3 ; 2 Peter 3:15 ; 2 Peter 3:9 ; Acts 2:33-39 ; Acts 5:31 ; Deuteronomy 32:4 ; Ephesians 1:20-23 ; Ephesians 1:6 ; Ephesians 1:8 ; Exodus 34:6 ; Hosea 11:8 ; Hosea 11:9 ; Hose...
Isaiah 30:18 - 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.

Isaiah 30:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 30:18 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 30:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 30:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 30:18 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 30:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 30:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 30:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 30:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 30:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 30:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 30:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 30:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 30:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 30:18 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 30:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 30:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 30:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 30:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 30:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 30:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 30:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Isaiah 30:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 30:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 30:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 30:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 30:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 30:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes