Isaiah 30:18–22

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The Lord Will Not Abandon His People

^30:18For this reason the Lord is ready to show you mercy;

he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you.⁴¹

Indeed, the Lord is a just God;

all who wait for him in faith will be blessed.⁴²

^30:19For people will live in Zion;

in Jerusalem⁴³ you will weep no more.⁴⁴

When he hears your cry of despair, he will indeed show you mercy;

when he hears it, he will respond to you.⁴⁵

^30:20The sovereign master⁴⁶ will give you distress to eat

and suffering to drink;⁴⁷

but your teachers will no longer be hidden;

your eyes will see them.⁴⁸

^30:21You⁴⁹ will hear a word spoken behind you, saying,

“This is the correct⁵⁰ way, walk in it,”

whether you are heading to the right or the left.

^30:22You will desecrate your silver-plated idols⁵¹

and your gold-plated images.⁵²

You will throw them away as if they were a menstrual rag,

saying to them, “Get out!”

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Footnotes

41 Heb “Therefore the Lord waits to show you mercy, and therefore he is exalted to have compassion on you.” The logical connection between this verse and what precedes is problematic. The point seems to be that Judah’s impending doom does not bring God joy. Rather the prospect of their suffering stirs within him a willingness to show mercy and compassion, if they are willing to seek him on his terms.
42 Heb “Blessed are all who wait for him.”
43 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
44 Heb “For people in Zion will live, in Jerusalem, you will weep no more.” The phrase “in Jerusalem” could be taken with what precedes. Some prefer to emend יֵשֵׁב (yeshev, “will live,” a Qal imperfect) to יֹשֵׁב (yoshev, a Qal active participle) and translate “For [you] people in Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more.”
45 Heb “he will indeed show you mercy at the sound of your crying out; when he hears, he will answer you.”
46 The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonai).
47 Heb “and the Master will give to you bread—distress, and water—oppression.”
48 Heb “but your teachers will no longer be hidden, your eyes will be seeing your teachers.” The translation assumes that the form מוֹרֶיךָ (morekha) is a plural participle, referring to spiritual leaders such as prophets and priests. Another possibility is that the form is actually singular (see §93.ss) or a plural of respect, referring to God as the master teacher. See III מוֹרֶה. For discussion of the views, see J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (), 1:.
49 Heb “your ears” (so , , , ).
50 The word “correct’ is supplied in the translation for clarification.
51 Heb “the platings of your silver idols.”
52 Heb “the covering of your gold image.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you,

and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you.

For the Lord is a God of justice;

blessed are all those who wait for him.

For a people shall dwell in Zion, in Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. As soon as he hears it, he answers you. And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. Then you will defile your carved idols overlaid with silver and your gold-plated metal images. You will scatter them as unclean things. You will say to them, “Be gone!”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you;

therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.

For the Lord is a God of justice.

Blessed are all who wait for him!

People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you. Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them. Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” Then you will desecrate your idols overlaid with silver and your images covered with gold; you will throw them away like a menstrual cloth and say to them, “Away with you!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy,

and is rising up to show you compassion,

for the Lord is a just God.

All who wait patiently for him are happy.

For people will live on Zion in Jerusalem. You will never weep again; he will show favor to you at the sound of your outcry; as soon as he hears, he will answer you. The Lord will give you meager bread and water during oppression, but your Teacher will not hide any longer. Your eyes will see your Teacher, and whenever you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.” Then you will defile your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, and call them filth.

NLTNew Living Translation

So the Lord must wait for you to come to him

so he can show you his love and compassion.

For the Lord is a faithful God.

Blessed are those who wait for his help.

O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem,

you will weep no more.

He will be gracious if you ask for help.

He will surely respond to the sound of your cries.

Though the Lord gave you adversity for food

and suffering for drink,

he will still be with you to teach you.

You will see your teacher with your own eyes.

Your own ears will hear him.

Right behind you a voice will say,

“This is the way you should go,”

whether to the right or to the left.

Then you will destroy all your silver idols

and your precious gold images.

You will throw them out like filthy rags,

saying to them, “Good riddance!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore Yahweh waits to be gracious to you,

and therefore he will rise up to show you mercy,

for Yahweh is a God of justice;

blessed are all those who wait for him.

For people will live in Zion;

in Jerusalem, you will surely not weep.

Surely he will be gracious to you;

when he hears the sound of your cry, he will answer you.

And the Lord will give you the bread of distress

and the water of oppression,

but your teachers will not hide themselves any longer.

And your eyes shall see your teachers.

And your ears shall hear a word from behind you, saying,

“this is the way; walk in it,”

when you go to your right

and when you go to your left.

And you will defile the plating of your silver idols

and the covering of your gold image.

You will scatter them like contaminated things;

you will say to it, “Filth!”

KJV 1900King James Version

And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you,

And therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you:

For the Lord is a God of judgment:

Blessed are all they that wait for him.

For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem:

Thou shalt weep no more:

He will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry;

When he shall hear it, he will answer thee.

And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction,

Yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more,

But thine eyes shall see thy teachers:

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying,

This is the way, walk ye in it,

When ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver,

And the ornament of thy molten images of gold:

Thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth;

Thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.

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