Isaiah 30:18

“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.”

Isaiah 30:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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).

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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.

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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.

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happy areאַשְׁרֵיashre

happy, blessed

Happy, blessed: an exclamation for the good that someone has.

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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.

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