Isaiah 30:18 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
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וְלָכֵ֞ןve.la.Khenand <to> therefore
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Isaiah 30:18 word 1
יְחַכֶּ֤הye.cha.Kehhe is waiting
Lemma: חָכָה (cha.khah) · Strong's: H2442
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to wait
Used 14 times. Also: 2 Kings 7:9, 2 Kings 9:3, Job 3:21, Job 32:4, Psalms 33:20, Psalms 106:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2442; TAHOT Isaiah 30:18 word 2
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Isaiah 30:18 word 3
לַֽחֲנַנְכֶ֔םla.cha.nan.Khemto show favor to you
Lemma: חָנַן (cha.nan) · Strong's: H2603A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: be gracious
Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 33:5, Genesis 33:11, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 43:29, Exodus 33:19, Numbers 6:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2603A; TAHOT Isaiah 30:18 word 4
וְלָכֵ֥ןve.la.Khenand <to> therefore
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Isaiah 30:18 word 5
יָר֖וּםya.Rumhe is rising up
Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to exalt
Used 185 times. Also: Genesis 7:17, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7311A; TAHOT Isaiah 30:18 word 6
לְרַֽחֶמְכֶ֑םle.ra.chem.Khemto have compassion on you
Lemma: רָחַם (ra.cham) · Strong's: H7355
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to have compassion
Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 33:19, Deuteronomy 13:17, Deuteronomy 30:3, 1 Kings 8:50, 2 Kings 13:23, Psalms 18:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7355; TAHOT Isaiah 30:18 word 7
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 30:18 word 8
אֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.Hei[is] a God of
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Isaiah 30:18 word 9
מִשְׁפָּט֙mish.Patjustice
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: justice
Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Isaiah 30:18 word 10
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Isaiah 30:18 word 11
אַשְׁרֵ֖י'ash.Reihow blessed!
Lemma: אֶ֫שֶׁר (e.sher) · Strong's: H0835
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: blessed
Used 45 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:29, 1 Kings 10:8, 2 Chronicles 9:7, Job 5:17, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 2:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0835; TAHOT Isaiah 30:18 word 12
כָּל\־kol-[are] all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Isaiah 30:18 word 13
ח֥וֹכֵיCho.khei[those who] wait
Lemma: חָכָה (cha.khah) · Strong's: H2442
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to wait
Used 14 times. Also: 2 Kings 7:9, 2 Kings 9:3, Job 3:21, Job 32:4, Psalms 33:20, Psalms 106:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2442; TAHOT Isaiah 30:18 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Therefore | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| longs | → | חָכָה H2442 to wait |
| to be gracious to you | → | חָנַן H2603A be gracious |
| therefore | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| He rises | → | רוּם H7311A to exalt |
| to show you compassion | → | רָחַם H7355 to have compassion |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| is a just | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice |
| God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| Blessed are | → | אֶ֫שֶׁר H0835 blessed |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| who wait | → | חָכָה H2442 to wait |
| for Him | → |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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