Daily Bible Nugget #684, Isaiah 30:18

The Nugget:

Isa 30:18  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. (KJV)

Isa 30:18 Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. (ESV)

Isa 30:18  The LORD is waiting to be kind to you. He rises to have compassion on you. The LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.  (GW)

Isa 30:18 The LORD God is waiting to show how kind he is and to have pity on you. The LORD always does right; he blesses those who trust him. (CEV)

My Comment:

Isaiah 30:18 is an encouraging Bible promise. You will always get more out of verses like this one if you consult the cross references to find out what the rest of the Bible has to say about the themes in a verse you are studying.

Below, I share the cross references provided in three major Bible study resources, from oldest to newest:

from The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge:

Isaiah 30:18

therefore: Isa 55:8; Exo 34:6; Hos 2:14; Rom 5:20, Rom 9:15-18

wait: Isa 18:4, Isa 57:17-18; Jer 31:18-20; Hos 5:15, Hos 6:1-2, Hos 11:8-9; Jon 3:4-10; Mat 15:22-28; Luk 15:20; Rom 9:22; 2Pe 3:9, 2Pe 3:15

will he be: Isa 33:10-12; Psa 46:10-11, Psa 76:5-10; Luk 24:26-27; Act 2:33-39, Act 5:31; Eph 1:6, Eph 1:20-23

for the Lord: Isa 33:5, Isa 42:1-4; Deut 32:4; 1Sa 2:3; Job 35:14; Psa 99:4; Jer 10:24-25; Mic 7:18-20; Mal 2:17; Rom 2:2-10; Eph 1:8

blessed: Isa 8:17, Isa 25:9, Isa 26:7-8, Isa 40:31; Psa 2:12, Psa 27:14, Psa 28:6-7, Psa 34:8, Psa 40:1-3; Psa 62:1-2, Psa 62:5-8, Psa 84:12; Pro 16:20; Jer 17:7; Lam 3:25-26; Mic 7:7-9; Luk 2:25; Rom 8:25-28; Jas 5:11

from The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge:

Isaiah 30:18

therefore. Isa 32:2; *Isa 55:8; Isa 55:9; *Exo 34:6; Exo 34:7; Hos 2:14; *Rom 5:20; *Rom 9:15-18

wait. H2442. William Wilson defines the Hebrew term rendered wait “to look for, to wait, to desire” (Old Testament Word Studies; p. 470). Compare H6960, Psa 37:34 n; H3176, Psa 69:3 n. Isa 8:17 h. Isa 18:4; Isa 57:17; Isa 57:18; *Isa 64:4 h. Job 32:4 h. Psa 33:20 h. Psa 106:13 h. Dan 12:12 h. *Hos 5:15; Hos 6:1; Hos 6:2; Hos 6:9 h. *Hab 2:3 h. *Zep 3:8 h. +*Mat 23:39; +*Luk 21:31; +*Act 3:19-21

be gracious. +*Exo 34:6; *Jer 31:18-20; *Jon 3:4-10; Zep 3:15; *Zec 10:6; *Mat 15:22-28; *Luk 6:35; *Luk 15:20; Rom 9:22; Rom 9:23; *2Pe 3:9; 2Pe 3:15

be exalted. Isa 33:10-12; *Psa 46:10; Psa 46:11; Psa 76:5-10; *Luk 24:26; Luk 24:27; *Act 2:33-39; *Act 5:31; *Eph 1:6; Eph 1:20-23

have mercy. T827. Isa 48:9; Isa 60:10; Exo 33:19; Exo 34:6; Exo 34:7; Deut 4:31; *Job 11:6; Psa 62:11; Psa 62:12; *Psa 85:10; Psa 98:3; Psa 100:5; Psa 103:13; Psa 103:17; *Psa 130:4; Psa 130:7; Psa 147:10; Psa 147:11; *Jer 31:20; Hos 2:23; *Hos 11:8; Hos 11:9; ✓Zec 10:6; *Jas 2:13; ✓2Pe 3:9; 2Pe 3:15

God of judgment. Isa 33:5; *Isa 42:1-4; Isa 45:21. ✓Isa 55:8; +*Gen 18:25; +*Deut 32:4; *1Sa 2:3; *Job 35:14; Psa 92:15; +*Psa 94:2; *Psa 99:4; Psa 103:6; +*Jer 10:24; Jer 10:25; ✓Mic 7:18-20; *Zep 3:5; *Mal 2:17; *Joh 5:30; *Rom 2:2-10; *Eph 1:8

blessed. ƒ43, +Deut 28:3; Isa 32:20; Isa 56:2; *Psa 2:12; *Psa 28:6; Psa 28:7; *Psa 34:8; *Psa 84:12; *Pro 16:20; *Jer 17:7

wait for him. Isa 8:17; Isa 25:9; *Isa 26:7; Isa 26:8; Isa 33:2; *Isa 40:31; *Psa 27:14; *Psa 37:7; +*Psa 37:34; *Psa 40:1-3; *Psa 62:1; Psa 62:2; Psa 62:5-8; *Psa 130:5; Psa 130:6; *Lam 3:25; Lam 3:26; *Mic 7:7-9; *Luk 2:25; Act 1:4; *Rom 8:25-28; *Jas 5:7; Jas 5:11

from The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury:

Isaiah 30:18

therefore. Isa 32:2; *Isa 55:8; *Isa 55:9, +*Exo 34:6; +*Exo 34:7, Hos 2:14, *Rom 5:20; *Rom 9:15, 16, 17, 18.

wait. S# H2442. William Wilson defines the Hebrew term rendered wait “to look for, to wait, to desire” (Old Testament Word Studies, p. 470). Compare S# H6960, Psa 37:34 note; S# H3176, Psa 69:3 note. Isa 8:17 h. Isa 18:4; Isa 57:17, 18; *Isa 64:4 h. Gen 8:12, Job 32:4 h. +Psa 25:3; Psa 33:20 h. Psa 69:3; Psa 106:13 h. Dan 12:12 h. *Hos 5:15; Hos 6:1, 2; Hos 6:9 h. *Hab 2:3 h. *Zep 3:8 h. +*Mat 23:39, +*Luk 21:31, Joh 11:6, +*Act 3:19, 20, 21, Rom 2:4, 1Pe 3:20.

be gracious. Isa 33:2, +*Exo 34:6, 2Ki 13:23, Jer 8:6; *Jer 31:18, 19, 20, *Jon 3:4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Zep 3:15, *Zec 10:6, *Mat 15:22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, *Luk 6:35; *Luk 15:20, Rom 9:22, 23, +*2Pe 3:9; +*2Pe 3:15.

be exalted. +Isa 12:4; Isa 33:10, 11, 12, *Psa 46:10; *Psa 46:11; Psa 76:5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, *Luk 24:26; *Luk 24:27, *Act 2:33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39; *Act 5:31, *Eph 1:6; *Eph 1:20, 21, 22, 23.

have mercy. T827, Isa 48:9; Isa 60:10, Exo 33:19; +Exo 34:6; +Exo 34:7, Deut 4:31, *Job 11:6, Psa 62:11, 12; *Psa 85:10; Psa 98:3; Psa 100:5; Psa 103:13; Psa 103:17; *Psa 130:4; *Psa 130:7; Psa 147:10, 11, *Jer 31:20, Hos 2:23; *Hos 11:8; *Hos 11:9, **Zec 10:6, *Jas 2:13, +**2Pe 3:9; +**2Pe 3:15.

God of judgment. *Isa 33:5; *Isa 42:1, 2, 3, 4; Isa 45:21; **Isa 55:8, +**Gen 18:25 note. +*Deut 32:4, *1Sa 2:3, *Job 35:14, +Psa 7:8; Psa 37:28; Psa 92:15; +*Psa 94:2; *Psa 99:4; Psa 103:6, +*Jer 10:24; +*Jer 10:25, **Mic 7:18, 19, 20, *Zep 3:5, *Mal 2:17, *Joh 5:30, *Rom 2:2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, *Eph 1:8.

blessed. Heb. ’esher (S# H835, Deut 33:29). FS43, +Deut 28:3, +Isa 26:3; Isa 32:20; Isa 56:2, +*Deut 33:29, *Psa 2:12; *Psa 28:6; *Psa 28:7; *Psa 34:8; *Psa 84:12, *Pro 16:20, *Jer 17:7.

wait for him. *Isa 8:17; Isa 25:9; *Isa 26:7; *Isa 26:8; Isa 28:16; Isa 33:2; *Isa 40:31, Gen 49:18, +Psa 25:3; +Psa 25:5; *Psa 27:14; *Psa 37:7; *+*Psa 37:34; *Psa 40:1, 2, 3; *Psa 62:1; *Psa 62:2; *Psa 62:5, 6, 7, 8; *Psa 130:5; *Psa 130:6, Jer 14:22, *Lam 3:25; *Lam 3:26, Hos 12:6, *Mic 7:7, 8, 9, Hab 2:3, Zep 3:8, +*Mat 5:3, *Luk 2:25, Act 1:4, *Rom 8:25, 26, 27, 28, *Jas 5:7; *Jas 5:11.