And thereforeוְלָכֵןYHWHיְהוָהwaitsיְחַכֶּהto show you favor,לַחֲנַנְכֶםand thereforeוְלָכֵןhe rises upיָרוּםto have compassion on you;לְרַחֶמְכֶםforכִּיan Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof justice isמִשְׁפָּטYHWH;יְהוָהhappy areאַשְׁרֵיallכָּלwho waitחוֹכֵיfor him.לוֹ
Isaiah 30:18
Study it in the app“And therefore YHWH waits to show you favor, and therefore he rises up to have compassion on you; for an Elohim of justice is YHWH; happy are all who wait for him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 30:18, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- waitsיְחַכֶּהyechake
wait, wait for
To wait, to wait for something to happen or for someone to act (2 Kings 7:9). In the Psalms and in Isaiah it is also used for waiting on God with trust (Isaiah 30:18).
Where else “yechake” appears- to show you favorחֲנַנְchanan
show favor
To treat someone with undeserved kindness.
Where else “chanan” appears- he rises upיָרוּםyarum
be high
To be up above, raised in honor.
Where else “yarum” appears- to have compassion on youרַחֶמְrachem
have compassion
To feel tenderness for someone, like a mother for her child.
Where else “rachem” appears- an Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of justice isמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears- happy areאַשְׁרֵיashre
happy, blessed
Happy, blessed: an exclamation for the good that someone has.
Where else “ashre” appears
The context
17One thousand will flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five you will flee, until you are left like a flagpole on the top of the mountain, and like a banner on the hill.
18 · This verse (above)
19For a people will dwell in Zion, in Jerusalem; you will certainly not weep; he will surely show you favor at the sound of your cry; when he hears it, he will answer you.