Isaiah

Isaiah 30:18

¹⁸Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you;

therefore He rises to show you compassion,

for the LORD is a just God.

Blessed are all who wait for Him.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	וְלָכֵ֞ן	wə·lā·ḵên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
longs	יְחַכֶּ֤ה	yə·ḥak·keh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2442 wait, await
to be gracious to you	לַֽחֲנַנְכֶ֔ם	la·ḥă·nan·ḵem	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural	H2603 shew favour, be gracious
therefore	וְלָכֵ֥ן	wə·lā·ḵên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
He rises	יָר֖וּם	yā·rūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
to show you compassion	לְרַֽחֶמְכֶ֑ם	lə·ra·ḥem·ḵem	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural	H7355 love
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is a just	מִשְׁפָּט֙	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
God	אֱלֹהֵ֤י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
Blessed are	אַשְׁרֵ֖י	’aš·rê	Interjection	H835 happiness, blessedness
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who wait	ח֥וֹכֵי	ḥō·w·ḵê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H2442 wait, await
for Him	לֽוֹ׃ס	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

2 Peter 3:9 · Lamentations 3:25–26 · Proverbs 16:20 · Isaiah 25:9 · Isaiah 8:17 · Psalm 34:8 · Isaiah 55:8 · 2 Peter 3:15 · Luke 15:20 · Psalm 27:14 · Psalm 28:6–7 · Psalm 40:1–3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.