Isaiah 30:18

For this reason the Lord is ready to show you mercy; he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you. ¹  Indeed, the Lord is a just God; all who wait for him in faith will be blessed. ² 

Ex 34:6; De 32:4; 1Sa 2:3; Job 35:14; Ps 2:12; Ps 27:14; Ps 28:6,7; Ps 34:8; Ps 40:1-3; Ps 46:10,11; Ps 62:1,2,5-8; Ps 76:5-10; Ps 84:12; Ps 99:4; Pr 16:20; Isa 8:17; Isa 18:4; Isa 25:9; Isa 26:7,8; Isa 33:5; Isa 33:10-12; Isa 40:31; Isa 42:1-4; Isa 55:8; Isa 57:17,18; Jer 10:24,25; Jer 17:7; Jer 31:18-20; La 3:25,26; Ho 2:14; Ho 5:15; Ho 6:1,2; Ho 11:8,9; Jon 3:4-10; Mic 7:7-9; Mic 7:18-20; Mal 2:17; Mt 15:22-28; Lu 2:25; Lu 15:20; Lu 24:26,27; Ac 2:33-39; Ac 5:31; Ro 2:2-10; Ro 5:20; Ro 8:25-28; Ro 9:15-18; Ro 9:22; Eph 1:6,20-23; Eph 1:8; Jas 5:11; 2Pe 3:9,15

¹ tn 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.

² tn Heb “Blessed are all who wait for him.”