The LORD will wait so he can be gracious to you

Isa 30:18 “Nevertheless, the LORD will wait so he can be gracious to you; and thus he will rise up to show you mercy. For the LORD is a God of justice. How blessed are all those who wait for him.” (ISV)

Isa 30:1 “Oh, you stubborn children,” declares the LORD, “who carry out plans—but they are not mine, and who make alliances—but not by my Spirit, piling sin upon sin.
Isa 30:2 They set out to go down to Egypt, without asking my advice; taking refuge in Pharaoh’s protection, and seeking shelter in Egypt’s shadow.
Isa 30:15 For this is what the LORD GOD, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest you will be saved; in staying calm and trusting will be your strength. But you refused.
Isa 30:18 “Nevertheless, the LORD will wait so he can be gracious to you; and thus he will rise up to show you mercy. For the LORD is a God of justice. How blessed are all those who wait for him.”
Isa 30:19 Indeed, you people who live in Zion and in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious the LORD will be to you at the sound of your cry! As soon as he hears it, he will answer you.
Isa 30:21 And whether you turn to the right or turn to the left, your ears will hear a message behind you: “This is the way, walk in it.” (ISV)

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