17 (A)One thousand will flee at the threat of one man;
You will flee at the threat of five,
Until you are left like a signal post on a mountain top,
And like a flag on a hill.

God Is Gracious and Just

18 Therefore the Lord [a](B)longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He [b]waits on (C)high to have compassion on you.
For the Lord is a (D)God of justice;
How blessed are all those who [c](E)long for Him.

19 [d]For, you people in Zion, (F)inhabitant in Jerusalem, you will (G)weep no longer. He will certainly be gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when He hears it, He will (H)answer you.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 30:18 Lit waits
  2. Isaiah 30:18 Lit is on high
  3. Isaiah 30:18 Lit wait
  4. Isaiah 30:19 MT For a people will inhabit Zion, Jerusalem

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