Isaiah 30:18

“And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, &c.] Or “yet”f599, or “nevertheless” though such an utter destruction shall be made, there are a few that the Lord has a good will unto, and therefore waits till the set time comes to arise and have mercy on them; he has taken up thoughts and resolutions of grace and favour concerning them, and has fixed the time when he will show it; and he is, as it were, panting and longing after it, as the wordf600 used signifies, as some have observed, until it is up; he waits for the fittest and most proper time to show mercy; when things are brought to the worst, to the greatest extremity, and when his people are brought to a sense of…”

“therefore--on account of your wicked perverseness (Isa 30:1-2, Isa 30:9, Isa 30:15-16), Jehovah will delay to be gracious [HORSLEY]. Rather, wait or delay in punishing, to give you time for repentance (Isa 30:13-14, Isa 30:17) [MAURER]. Or, "Yet therefore" (namely, because of the distress spoken of in the previous verses; that distress will lead the Jews to repentance, and so Jehovah will pity them) [GESENIUS]. be exalted--Men will have more elevated views of God's mercy; or else, "He will rise up to pity you" [G. V. SMITH]. Or (taking the previous clause as MAURER, "Therefore Jehovah will delay" in punishing you, "in order that He may be gracious to you," if ye repent), He will be far…”

“Wait - Patiently expect your repentance. Exalted - He will work gloriously. Judgment - Or mercy. That wait - In his way, with faith and patience. Isaiah 30:19”

“30:18-33 This prophecy of salvation includes promises that directed Israel’s attention away from their present adversity to the glorious future awaiting the children of God. 30:18 A faithful God would restore righteous order to the world by punishing the wicked and rescuing his people from them (see 1:27; Ps 96:10-12). • God blesses those who wait; faithful people do not rush ahead of him to solve their own problems but instead rely on his power and goodness.”

“therefore: Isa 55:8; Exo 34:6; Hos 2:14; Rom 5:20, Rom 9:15-18 wait: Isa 18:4, Isa 57:17, Isa 57:18; Jer 31:18-20; Hos 5:15, Hos 6:1, Hos 6:2, Hos 11:8, Hos 11:9; Jon 3:4-10; Mat 15:22-28; Luk 15:20; Rom 9:22; Pe2 3:9, Pe2 3:15 will he be: Isa 33:10-12; Psa 46:10, Psa 46:11, Psa 76:5-10; Luk 24:26, Luk 24:27; Act 2:33-39, Act 5:31; Eph 1:6, Eph 1:20-23 for the Lord: Isa 33:5, Isa 42:1-4; Deu 32:4; Sa1 2:3; Job 35:14; Psa 99:4; Jer 10:24, Jer 10:25; Mic 7:18-20; Mal 2:17; Rom 2:2-10; Eph 1:8 blessed: Isa 8:17, Isa 25:9, Isa 26:7, Isa 26:8, Isa 40:31; Psa 2:12, Psa 27:14, Psa 28:6, Psa 28:7, Psa 34:8, Psa 40:1-3; Psa 62:1, Psa 62:2, Psa 62:5-8, Psa 84:12; Pro 16:20; Jer 17:7; Lam 3:25, Lam…”

“The prophet now proceeds with ולכן, to which we cannot give any other meaning than et propterea, which it has everywhere else. The thought of the prophet is the perpetually recurring one, that Israel would have to be reduced to a small remnant before Jehovah would cease from His wrath. "And therefore will Jehovah wait till He inclines towards you, and therefore will He withdraw Himself on high till He has mercy upon you; for Jehovah is a God of right, salvation to those who wait for Him." In other places lâkhēn (therefore) deduces the punishment from the sin; here it infers, from the nature of the punishment, the long continuance of the divine wrath. Chikkâh, to wait, connected as it is…”