Isaiah 30:18

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Therefore doth the Lorde cause you to wayte, that he may haue mercy vpon you, to the entent that he may haue the preeminence when he is gratious vnto you: For the Lord is the God of iudgement, Blessed are all they that hope in hym.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלָכֵן יְחַכֶּה יְהוָה לַחֲנַנְכֶם וְלָכֵן יָרוּם לְרַחֶמְכֶם כִּי־אֱלֹהֵי מִשְׁפָּט יְהוָה אַשְׁרֵי כָּל־חוֹכֵי לוֹ׃

Transliteration

And therefore yeḥakkeh Yhwh to laḥănankem and therefore yārûm to raḥemkem, for ʾělōhê of mišpāṭ [is] Yhwh. ʾašrê all ḥôkê for him.

Grammar Details

• *yeḥakkeh*: piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will wait
• *Yhwh*: divine name - LORD/Yahweh
• *laḥănankem*: qal infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - to show grace to you
• *yārûm*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will rise/exalt
• *raḥemkem*: piel infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - to have mercy on you
• *ʾělōhê*: masculine plural construct - God of
• *mišpāṭ*: masculine singular noun - justice/judgment
• *ʾašrê*: construct plural noun - blessed/happy
• *ḥôkê*: qal participle masculine plural construct - those waiting for

Word Meanings

• *yeḥakkeh*: he will wait/long for/expect
• *laḥănankem*: to show grace to you/be gracious to you/favor you
• *yārûm*: he will rise/exalt/be lifted up
• *raḥemkem*: to have mercy on you/have compassion on you
• *ʾělōhê*: God of/deity of
• *mišpāṭ*: justice/judgment/fairness
• *ʾašrê*: blessed/happy/fortunate
• *ḥôkê*: those waiting for/expecting/hoping in

Referenced Verses

• Prov 16:20 : 20 He that handleth a matter wisely obteyneth good: and blessed is he that putteth his trust in the Lorde.
• 2 Pet 3:9 : 9 The Lorde that hath promised, is not slacke, as some men count slacknesse, but is pacient to vswarde forasmuch as he woulde haue no man lost, but wyll receaue all men to repentaunce.
• 2 Pet 3:15 : 15 And suppose that the long suffering of the Lord is saluatio, euen as our dearely beloued brother Paul also, accordyng to the wisedome geuen vnto hym, hath written vnto you:
• Luke 15:20 : 20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way of, his father sawe him, & had compassion, and ranne, and fell on his necke, and kissed hym.
• Isa 8:17 : 17 And I wyll wayte vpon the Lorde that hideth his face from the house of Iacob, and I wyll loke for him.
• Ps 34:8 : 8 O taste and see how gracious God is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
• Isa 33:5 : 5 The Lorde is exalted, for it is he that dwelleth on hye, he hath fylled Sion with iudgement and rygteousnesse.
• Isa 25:9 : 9 And in that day it shalbe sayde, lo this is our God, we haue wayted for hym, and he shall saue vs, this is the Lorde in whom we haue hoped, we wyll be merie and reioyce in the saluation that commeth of hym.
• Jer 17:7 : 7 O blessed is the man that putteth his trust in the Lorde, and whose hope is in the Lorde hym selfe.
• Lam 3:25-26 : 25 O howe good is the Lord vnto them that put their trust in hym, and to the soule that seeketh after hym. 26 The good man with stilnesse and pacience, taryeth for the health of the Lorde.
• 1 Sam 2:3 : 3 Talke no more proudly, let not arrogancie come out of your mouthes: for the Lorde is a God of knowledge, and his purposes come to passe.
• Isa 5:16 : 16 But the Lorde of hoastes shalbe exalted in iudgement, and God that is holy is sanctified in ryghteousnesse.
• Ps 2:12 : 12 Kisse ye the sonne lest that he be angrye, and so ye perishe from the way, if his wrath be neuer so litle kindled: blessed are all they that put their trust in hym.
• Ps 76:5-9 : 5 The hygh couragious stomackes are spoyled, they haue slept their slepe: and the valiaunt souldiours coulde not finde their owne handes. 6 At thy rebuke O God of Iacob: both the charet and horse be brought to naught. 7 Thou, euen thou art dreadfull: and who may stande in thy syght when thou begynnest to be angry? 8 Thou causest thy iudgement to be hearde from heauen: then the earth trembleth, and is styll. 9 When God ariseth to iudgement: and to helpe all the afflicted vpon the earth. Selah. 10 The fearcenesse of man shall turne to thy prayse: and the remnaunt of the fearcenesse thou wylt restrayne.
• Matt 15:22-28 : 22 And beholde, a woman of the Chananites, which came out of the same coastes, cryed vnto hym, saying: Haue mercie on me O Lorde, thou sonne of Dauid: My daughter is greeuously vexed with a deuyll. 23 But he aunswered her not a worde: and his disciples came, and besought hym, saying: sende her away, for she cryeth after vs. 24 But he aunswered, and sayde: I am not sent but vnto the lost sheepe of the house of Israel. 25 Then came she, and worshipped him, saying: Lorde, helpe me. 26 He aunswered, and sayde: it is not meete to take the chyldrens bread, and to cast it to litle dogges. 27 She aunswered and sayde, trueth Lorde: and yet litle dogges eate of the crummes, which fall fro their maisters table. 28 Then Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto her: O woman, great is thy fayth, be it vnto thee, euen as thou wylt. And her daughter was made whole, euen from that same tyme.
• Acts 2:33-39 : 33 Then sence that he by the ryght hande of God was exalted, and hath receaued of the father the promise of the holy ghost, he hath shed foorth this, which ye nowe see, and heare. 34 For Dauid is not ascended into heaue, but he sayeth: The Lorde sayde to my Lorde, syt thou on my ryght, 35 Untill I make thy foes thy footstoole. 36 Therfore, let all the house of Israel know for a suretie, that God hath made that same Iesus, whom ye haue crucified, Lorde and Christe. 37 Nowe when they hearde this, they were pricked in their heartes, and sayde vnto Peter, & vnto the other Apostles: Ye men & brethren, what shall we do? 38 Then Peter sayde vnto them: Repent, and be baptized euery one of you in the name of Iesus Christe, for the remission of sinnes, and ye shall receaue the gyft of the holy ghost. 39 For the promise was made vnto you, and to your chyldren, and to all that are a farre of, euen as many as the Lorde our God shall call.
• Acts 5:31 : 31 Hym hath God lyft vp with his ryght hande, to be a prince and a sauiour, for to geue repentaunce to Israel, and forgeuenesse of sinnes.
• Rom 2:2-9 : 2 But we are sure that the iudgement of god is according to the trueth, against them which commit such thynges. 3 Thinkest thou this, O thou man that iudgest them whiche do such thynges, and doest the same thy selfe that thou shalt escape the iudgement of God? 4 Eyther despisest thou the rychesse of his goodnes, & pacience, and long sufferaunce, not knowyng that the kyndnesse of god leadeth thee to repentauce? 5 But thou after thy stubbernnesse and heart that can not repent, heapest vnto thy selfe wrath, agaynst the daye of wrath and declaration of the righteous iudgement of God: 6 Which wyl rewarde euery man accordyng to his deedes: 7 To them, whiche by continuyng in well doyng seke for glorie, and honour, and immortalitie, eternall lyfe. 8 But vnto them that are contentious, & that do not obey the trueth, but obey vnrighteousnes shall come indignation, and wrath. 9 Tribulation, and anguishe, vpon euery soule of man that doeth euyll, of the Iewe first, and also of the Greke: 10 But glorie, and honour, and peace to euery man that doeth good, to ye Iewe first, and also to the Greke.
• Rom 5:20 : 20 But the lawe in the meane tyme entred in, that sinne shoulde encrease. But where sinne was plenteous, grace was more plenteous.
• Rom 8:25-28 : 25 But and yf we hope for that we see not, the do we with pacience abide for it. 26 Lykewyse, the spirite also helpeth our infirmities. For we knowe not what to desire as we ought: but ye spirite maketh great intercession for vs, with gronynges, which can not be expressed. 27 And he that searcheth the heartes, knoweth what is the meanyng of the spirite: for he maketh intercession for the saintes accordyng to the pleasure of God. 28 For we knowe yt all thinges worke for the best, vnto them that loue God, to them which also are called of purpose.
• Luke 2:25 : 25 And beholde, there was a man in Hierusalem, whose name was Simeon: and the same man was iust and godlye, and loked for the consolation of Israel, and the holy ghost was vpon hym.
• Mic 7:18-20 : 18 Who is such a God as thou, that pardonest wickednesse, and forgeuest the offences of the remnaunt of thyne heritage? He kepeth not his wrath for euer: for his delite is to haue compassion. 19 He shall turne againe, and be merciful to vs, he shall put downe our wickednesses, and cast all our sinnes into the bottome of the sea? 20 Thou wilt perfourme to Iacob thy trueth, and thy mercie to Abraham, like as thou hast sworne vnto our fathers in olde time.
• Mal 2:17 : 17 Ye haue weeryed the Lord with your wordes, and you haue sayde, Wherein haue we weeried him? Whylest you say, Euery one that doth euil, is good in the sight of the Lorde, and he is pleased in them: or where is the God of iudgement?
• Luke 24:26-27 : 26 Ought not Christe to haue suffered these thinges, & to enter into his glory? 27 And he began at Moyses, and all the prophetes, and interpreted vnto them in all Scriptures which were writen of hym.
• Rom 9:22 : 22 If then, God wyllyng to shewe his wrath, and to make his power knowe, suffred with long patience, the vessels of wrath, ordayned to destruction,
• Eph 1:6 : 6 To the prayse of the glorie of his grace, wherein he hath made vs accepted in the beloued.
• Eph 1:8 : 8 Wherein he hath abounded towarde vs in all wysedome and prudence.
• Eph 1:20-23 : 20 Which he wrought in Christe when he raysed hym from the dead, and set him on his ryght hande in heauenly places 21 Farre aboue all rule, and power, and myght, and dominion, and euery name that is named, not in this worlde only, but also in the worlde to come. 22 And hath put all thynges vnder his feete, and gaue him to be the head ouer all thynges to the Churche, 23 Which is his body, the fulnesse of him that fylleth all in all.
• Jas 5:11 : 11 Beholde, we count the happy which endure. Ye haue hearde of the patience of Iob, and haue knowen what ende the Lorde made: For the Lorde is very pitifull and mercifull.
• Ps 84:12 : 12 O God of hoastes: blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee.
• Ps 27:14 : 14 Attende thou therfore vpon God, be of a good courage, and he will comfort thine heart: I say attende thou vpon God.
• Ps 28:6-7 : 6 Blessed be God: for he hath hearde the voyce of mine humble petitions. 7 God is my strength and my shielde, my heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart skippeth for ioy, and in my song I wyll prayse hym.
• Job 35:14 : 14 Although thou sayest to God thou wylt not regarde it: yet iudgement is before him, trust thou in him.
• Exod 34:6 : 6 And the Lorde passed by before hym, and cryed, Lorde, Lorde, God, strong, mercyfull and gracious, long suffering, and aboundaunt in goodnes & trueth,
• Deut 32:4 : 4 Perfect is the worke of the most mightie God, for all his wayes are iudgement: He is a God of trueth, without wickednesse, righteous and iust is he.
• Ps 40:1-3 : 1 To the chiefe musition, a psalme of Dauid. I wayted patiently vpon God, and he enclined vnto me his eare: and heard my crying. 2 He brought me also out of an horrible pyt, out of the dirtie mire: and set my feete vpon a rocke, and directed my goynges. 3 And he hath put a newe song in my mouth: euen a thankesgeuyng vnto our Lorde.
• Ps 46:10-11 : 10 Be styll then, and knowe that I am the Lorde: I wyll be exalted among the heathen, I wyll be exalted in the earth. 11 The God of hoastes is with vs: the Lorde of Iacob is our refuge. Selah.
• Ps 62:1-2 : 1 To the chiefe musition vpon Iudethun, a psalme of Dauid. My soule truly only stayeth vpon the Lorde: for of him commeth my saluation. 2 He onlye is my rocke and my sauing helpe: he is my refuge, so that I can not be remoued greatly.
• Ps 62:5-8 : 5 Neuerthelesse O my soule, stay thou only vpon the Lorde: for my confidence is in him. 6 He only is my rocke and my sauing helpe: he is my refuge, so that I can not be remoued. 7 In the Lorde is my health and my glory: my trust is in the Lorde the fortresse of my force. 8 O ye people, put your trust in hym alway: powre out your heartes before him, for the Lorde is our hope. Selah.
• Jer 31:18-20 : 18 Moreouer, I hearde Ephraim that was led away captiue complayne on this maner: O Lorde thou hast correct me, & thy chastenyng haue I receaued, as an vntamed calfe, conuert thou me and I shalbe conuerted: for thou art my Lorde God. 19 Yea assoone as thou turnest me, I shall refourme my selfe, and when I vnderstande, I shall smite vpon my thygh: For veryly I haue committed shamefull thynges: for I haue borne the reproofe and confusion of my youth. 20 Upon this complaynt I thought thus by my selfe: Is not Ephraim my deare sonne? Is he not the childe with whom I haue had all my mirth and pastime? For since the tyme that I first comuned with hym, I haue hym euer in remembraunce: therfore my heart driueth me vnto hym, gladly and louyngly wyll I haue mercie vpon him, saith the Lorde.
• Hos 5:15-6:2 : 15 I wyll go and returne to my place, tyll they knowledge that they haue sinned and seeke me. In their aduersitie they shall early seeke me. 1 Come, let vs turne agayne to the Lorde: for he hath smitten vs, and he shall heale vs, he hath wounded vs, and he shall binde vs vp agayne. 2 After two dayes shall he quicken vs, in the thirde day he shall rayse vs vp, so that we shall liue in his sight.
• Hos 11:8-9 : 8 Howe shall I geue thee vp Ephraim? howe shal I deliuer thee Israel? howe shall I make thee as Adama? howe shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentinges are kindled within me. 9 I wyll not execute the fiercenesse of my wrath, I wyl not returne to destroy Ephraim: for I am God and not man, the holy one in the middest of thee, and I wyll not enter into the citie.
• Isa 55:8 : 8 For thus saith ye Lord: My thoughtes are not your thoughtes, & your wayes are not my wayes.
• Isa 57:17-18 : 17 I am wroth with hym for his couetousnesse, I smite hym, I hide me and am angrie, and he turneth himselfe, and foloweth thee by the way of his owne heart. 18 I haue seene his wayes, and I heale hym, I leade him, and restore to hym comfort, and to those that were sorie for hym.
• Jer 10:24-25 : 24 Therefore chasten thou me O Lord, but with fauour, and not in thy wrath, lest thou bring me vtterly to naught. 25 Powre out thyne indignation vpon the gentiles that knowe thee not, and vpon the people that call not vpon thy name, and that because they haue consumed, deuoured, and destroyed Iacob, and haue made his habitation waste.
• Isa 26:7-8 : 7 The path of equitie wylt thou graunt vnto the iust O thou most righteous thou shalt order the path of hym that is righteous. 8 Yea in the way of thy iudgementes, O Lord, haue we put our trust in thee: thy name also and the remembraunce of thee, is the thing that our soule longeth for.
• Isa 33:10-12 : 10 And therfore saith the Lorde, I wyll vp nowe, nowe wyll I be aduaunced, nowe wyll I be exalted. 11 Ye shall conceaue stubble, and beare strawe: and your spirite shalbe the fire, that it may consume you. 12 And the people shalbe burnt like lime, and as thornes burnt that are hewen of and cast in the fire.
• Isa 40:31 : 31 But vnto them that haue their trust in the Lorde, shall strength be increased: Egles winges shall growe vpon them, when they runne they shall not fall, and when they go they shall not be weerie.
• Isa 42:1-4 : 1 Behold this is my seruaunt vpon whom I leane, my elect in who my soule is pacified: I haue geuen my spirite vpon him, that he may shewe foorth iudgement among the gentiles. 2 He shall not be an outcryer, nor lift vp his voyce, his voyce shall not be hearde in the streetes. 3 And a broosed reede shall he not breake, and the smoking flaxe shall he not quench: but faythfully and truely shall he geue iudgement. 4 He shall not be pensiue nor carefull, that he may restore righteousnesse vnto the earth: and the gentiles also shall loke for his lawes.
• Isa 42:14 : 14 I haue long holden my peace saith the Lorde I haue ben styll and refrained my selfe, but now I wyll crie like a trauayling woman, and at once wyll I destroy and deuour.
• Jonah 3:4-9 : 4 And Ionas began to enter into the citie a dayes iourney, and he cryed & saide: Yet fourtie dayes, & Niniue shalbe destroyed. 5 And the men of Niniue beleued God, and proclaymed a fast, and put on sackecloth from the greatest of them to the leaste of them. 6 And worde came vnto the king of Niniue: which arose from his throne, and put of his robe, and couered him selfe with sackcloth, & sate downe in asshes. 7 And he caused a cryer to crye, and say through the citie by the counsell of the king & his nobles, Let neither man nor beast, bullocke nor sheepe, taste ought at all, neither feede, nor drinke water. 8 And let both man & beast put on sackcloth, and crye mightyly vnto God: yea let euery man turne from his euill way, and from the wickednesse that is in his handes. 9 Who can tel whether God wyl turne and be moued with repentaunce, and turne from his fierce wrath, that we perishe not? 10 And God sawe their workes, that they turned from their euil wayes, and he repented of the euill that he saide he woulde do vnto them, and did it not.
• Mic 7:7-9 : 7 Neuerthelesse, I wil looke vp vnto the Lorde, I will patiently abyde God my sauiour: my God shall heare me. 8 O thou enemie of myne reioyce not at my fall, for I shall rise againe: & though I sit in darkenesse, yet the Lorde is my light. 9 I will beare the wrath of the Lord, for I haue offended hym till he sit in iudgement vpon my cause, and see that I haue right: then will he bring me foorth to the light, and I shall see his righteousnesse.
• Hos 2:14 : 14 Wherefore beholde, I wyll allure her and bryng her into the wildernesse, and speake frendly vnto her.
• Ps 99:4 : 4 Thou hast ordeyned all thynges accordyng to equitie: thou hast caused iudgement and iustice to be in Iacob.
• Isa 18:4 : 4 For so the Lorde sayde vnto me as for me I wyll take my rest, and loke vpon the matter in my habitation, lyke a faire heate after the rayne, and lyke a cloude of deawe in the heate of haruest.
• Rom 9:15-18 : 15 For he sayth to Moyses: I wyll shewe mercy to whom I shewe mercy: And wyll haue compassion, on whom I haue compassion. 16 So then it is not of the wyller, nor of the runner: but of the mercy of God. 17 For the scripture sayth vnto Pharao: Euen for this same purpose haue I stirred thee vp, to shewe my power in thee, & that my name myght be declared throughout all the worlde. 18 So hath he mercy on whom he wyll, and whom he wyll, he hardeneth.