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 observed already. But some rendered this Hebrew particle yet, or notwithstanding, as it is supposed to signify, Isaiah 51:21 Jeremiah 16:14 Ezekiel 39:25 Hosea 2:14. Wait; patiently expect your repentance, and stop the course of his judicial proceedings against you, that you may have an opportunity of making your peace with him, and of preventing your utter ruin. Will he be exalted; he will lift up and bestir himself, and will work gloriously in your behalf, as this phrase is used, Psalms 21:13, Psalms 46:10 Isaiah 33:10, and oft elsewhere; and as the following verses explain it. Is a God of judgment; who carrieth himself towards his people (for of them only he speaks in this place) not with furious passion, but with judgment and discretion, or with equity and moderation; for judgment is oft opposed to fury and rigorous justice, as Psalms 112:5 Jeremiah 10:24, Jeremiah 30:11. Blessed are all they that wait for him; this waiting upon God, in his way, with faith and patience, is a surer way to your safety and happiness, than seeking to Egypt, or any other carnal remedies.
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Isaiah 30:18
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.