Isaiah 30:18

New International Reader's Version

But the Lord wants to have mercy on you. So he will rise up to give you his tender love. The Lord is a God who is always fair. Blessed are all those who wait for him to act!

Cross References

Job 35:14

So he certainly won’t listen to you. When you say you don’t see him, he won’t hear you. He won’t listen when you state your case to him. He won’t pay attention even if you wait for him.

Psalm 2:12

Obey the son completely, or he will be angry. Your way of life will lead to your death. His anger can blaze out at any moment. Blessed are all those who go to him for safety.

Psalm 27:14

Wait for the Lord. Be strong and don’t lose hope. Wait for the Lord.

Psalm 34:8

Taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the person who goes to him for safety.

Psalm 84:12

Lord who rules over all, blessed is the person who trusts in you.

Psalm 99:4

The King is mighty and loves justice. He has set up the rules for fairness. He has done what is right and fair for the people of Jacob.

Exodus 34:6

As he passed in front of Moses, he called out. He said, “I am the Lord, the Lord. I am the God who is tender and kind. I am gracious. I am slow to get angry. I am faithful and full of love.

Proverbs 16:20

If anyone pays attention to what they’re taught, they will succeed. Blessed is the person who trusts in the Lord.

Isaiah 18:4

The Lord says to me, “I will look down from heaven, where I live. I will be as quiet as summer heat in the sunshine. I will be as quiet as a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”

Isaiah 2:11

Anyone who brags will be brought low. Anyone who is proud will be made humble. The Lord alone will be honored at that time.

Isaiah 2:17

Anyone who brags will be brought low. Anyone who is proud will be made humble. The Lord alone will be honored at that time.

Isaiah 25:9

At that time they will say, “He is our God. We trusted in him, and he saved us. He is the Lord. We trusted in him. Let us be filled with joy because he saved us.”

Isaiah 28:17

I will use a measuring line to prove that you have not been fair. I will use a plumb line to prove that you have not done what is right. Hail will sweep away the lies you depend on to keep you safe. Water will flood your hiding place.

Isaiah 33:2

Lord, have mercy on us. We long for you to help us. Make us strong every morning. Save us when we’re in trouble.

Isaiah 33:5

The Lord is honored. He lives in heaven. He will make sure Zion’s people only do what is fair and right.

Isaiah 40:31

But those who trust in the Lord will receive new strength. They will fly as high as eagles. They will run and not get tired. They will walk and not grow weak.

Isaiah 42:14

The Lord says, “For a long time I have kept silent. I have been calm and quiet. But now, like a woman having a baby, I cry out. I gasp and pant.

Isaiah 42:16

Israel is blind. So I will lead them along paths they had not known before. I will guide them on roads they are not familiar with. I will turn the darkness into light as they travel. I will make the rough places smooth. Those are the things I will do. I will not desert my people.

Isaiah 48:9

For the honor of my own name I wait to show my anger. I hold it back from you so people will continue to praise me. I do not want to destroy you completely.

Isaiah 5:16

But the Lord who rules over all will be honored because he judges fairly. The holy God will prove that he is holy by doing what is right.

Isaiah 55:8

“My thoughts are not like your thoughts. And your ways are not like my ways,” announces the Lord.

Isaiah 57:16

I will not find fault with my people forever. I will not always be angry with them. If I were, I would cause their spirits to grow weak. The people I created would faint away.

Isaiah 61:8

The Lord says, “I love those who do what is right. I hate it when people steal and do other sinful things. So I will be faithful to my people. And I will bless them. I will make a covenant with them that will last forever.

Isaiah 64:4

No one’s ears have ever heard of a God like you. No one’s eyes have ever seen a God who is greater than you. No God but you acts for the good of those who trust in him.

Isaiah 8:17

I will wait for the Lord. He is turning his face away from Jacob’s people. I will put my trust in him.

Jeremiah 17:7

“But I will bless anyone who trusts in me. I will do good things for the person who depends on me.

Jeremiah 42:7

Ten days later a message came to Jeremiah from the Lord.

Daniel 12:12

Blessed are those who wait for the 1,335 days and reach the end of them.

Hosea 1:7

But I will show love to the people of Judah. And I will save them. I will not use bows or swords or other weapons of war to do it. I will not save them by using horses and horsemen either. Instead, I will use my own power to save them. I am the Lord their God. And I will save them.”

Hosea 2:14

“So now I am going to draw her back to me. I will lead her into the desert. There I will speak tenderly to her.

Hosea 5:15

I will go back to my lion’s den. I will stay there until they pay the price for their sin. Then they will turn to me. They will suffer so much that they will really want me to help them.”

Malachi 2:17

You have worn out the Lord by what you keep saying. “How have we worn him out?” you ask. You have done it by saying, “All those who do evil things are good in the Lord’s sight. And he is pleased with them.” Or you ask, “Is God really fair?”

Luke 15:20

So he got up and went to his father. “While the son was still a long way off, his father saw him. He was filled with tender love for his son. He ran to him. He threw his arms around him and kissed him.

Luke 2:25

In Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon. He was a good and godly man. He was waiting for God’s promise to Israel to come true. The Holy Spirit was with him.

Acts 5:31

Now Jesus is Prince and Savior. God has proved this by giving Jesus a place of honor with him. He did it to turn Israel away from their sins and forgive them.

Romans 5:20

The law was given so that sin would increase. But where sin increased, God’s grace increased even more.

Romans 9:22

What if God chose to show his great anger? What if he chose to make his power known? But he put up with the people he was angry with. They were made to be destroyed.

Ephesians 1:6

All those things bring praise to his glorious grace. God freely gave us his grace because of the One he loves.

Ephesians 1:8

He poured his grace on us. By giving us great wisdom and understanding,

Deuteronomy 32:4

He is the Rock. His works are perfect. All his ways are right. He is faithful. He doesn’t do anything wrong. He is honest and fair.

James 5:11

As you know, we think that people who don’t give up are blessed. You have heard that Job was patient. And you have seen what the Lord finally did for him. The Lord is full of tender mercy and loving concern.

2 Peter 3:15

Remember that while our Lord is waiting patiently to return, people are being saved. Our dear brother Paul also wrote to you about this. God made him wise to write as he did.

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow to keep his promise. He is not slow in the way some people understand it. Instead, he is patient with you. He doesn’t want anyone to be destroyed. Instead, he wants all people to turn away from their sins.

1 Samuel 2:3

“Don’t keep talking so proudly. Don’t let your mouth say such proud things. The Lord is a God who knows everything. He judges everything people do.