Isaiah 30:18 Cross References
Isaiah 30:18
18: But the LORD still waits for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the LORD is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for him to help them.
2 Peter 3:9
- The Lord isn't really being slow about his promise to return, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to perish, so he is giving more time for everyone to repent.
Lamentations 3:25
- The LORD is wonderfully good to those who wait for him and seek him.
- So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the LORD.
Isaiah 25:9
- In that day the people will proclaim, "This is our God. We trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, in whom we trusted. Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!"
Isaiah 8:17
- I will wait for the LORD to help us, though he has turned away from the people of Israel. My only hope is in him.
Proverbs 16:20
- Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the LORD will be happy.
2 Peter 3:15
- And remember, the Lord is waiting so that people have time to be saved. This is just as our beloved brother Paul wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him--
Psalms 34:8
- Taste and see that the LORD is good. Oh, the joys of those who trust in him!
Isaiah 33:5
- Though the LORD is very great and lives in heaven, he will make Jerusalem his home of justice and righteousness.
Psalms 28:6
- Praise the LORD! For he has heard my cry for mercy.
- The LORD is my strength, my shield from every danger. I trust in him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.
Romans 9:22
- God has every right to exercise his judgment and his power, but he also has the right to be very patient with those who are the objects of his judgment and are fit only for destruction.
Jeremiah 17:7
- "But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence.
Acts 2:33
- Now he sits on the throne of highest honor in heaven, at God's right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today.
- For David himself never ascended into heaven, yet he said, 'The LORD said to my Lord, Sit in honor at my right hand
- until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.'
- So let it be clearly known by everyone in Israel that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified to be both Lord and Messiah!"
- Peter's words convicted them deeply, and they said to him and to the other apostles, "Brothers, what should we do?"
Isaiah 55:8
- "My thoughts are completely different from yours," says the LORD. "And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.
Jeremiah 31:18
- I have heard Israel saying, `You disciplined me severely, but I deserved it. I was like a calf that needed to be trained for the yoke and plow. Turn me again to you and restore me, for you alone are the LORD my God.
- I turned away from God, but then I was sorry. I kicked myself for my stupidity! I was thoroughly ashamed of all I did in my younger days.'
- "Is not Israel still my son, my darling child?" asks the LORD. "I had to punish him, but I still love him. I long for him and surely will have mercy on him.
Luke 15:20
- "So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long distance away, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
Matthew 15:22
- A Gentile woman who lived there came to him, pleading, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter has a demon in her, and it is severely tormenting her."
- But Jesus gave her no reply--not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away. "Tell her to leave," they said. "She is bothering us with all her begging."
- Then he said to the woman, "I was sent only to help the people of Israel--God's lost sheep--not the Gentiles."
- But she came and worshiped him and pleaded again, "Lord, help me!"
- "It isn't right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs," he said.
Psalms 62:5
- I wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.
- He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken.
- My salvation and my honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.
- O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge.
Psalms 46:10
- "Be silent, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world."
- The LORD Almighty is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress.
Psalms 2:12
- Submit to God's royal son, or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of your pursuits--for his anger can flare up in an instant. But what joy for all who find protection in him!
Psalms 27:14
- Wait patiently for the LORD. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the LORD.
Isaiah 5:16
- But the LORD Almighty is exalted by his justice. The holiness of God is displayed by his righteousness.
1 Samuel 2:3
- "Stop acting so proud and haughty! Don't speak with such arrogance! The LORD is a God who knows your deeds; and he will judge you for what you have done.
Psalms 62:1
- I wait quietly before God, for my salvation comes from him.
- He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken.
Psalms 40:1
- I waited patiently for the LORD to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry.
- He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.
- He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be astounded. They will put their trust in the LORD.
Psalms 76:5
- The mightiest of our enemies have been plundered. They lie before us in the sleep of death. No warrior could lift a hand against us.
- When you rebuked them, O God of Jacob, their horses and chariots stood still.
- No wonder you are greatly feared! Who can stand before you when your anger explodes?
- From heaven you sentenced your enemies; the earth trembled and stood silent before you.
- You stand up to judge those who do evil, O God, and to rescue the oppressed of the earth.
Romans 2:2
- And we know that God, in his justice, will punish anyone who does such things.
- Do you think that God will judge and condemn others for doing them and not judge you when you do them, too?
- Don't you realize how kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Or don't you care? Can't you see how kind he has been in giving you time to turn from your sin?
- But no, you won't listen. So you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself because of your stubbornness in refusing to turn from your sin. For there is going to come a day of judgment when God, the just judge of all the world,
- will judge all people according to what they have done.
Hosea 5:15
- Then I will return to my place until they admit their guilt and look to me for help. For as soon as trouble comes, they will search for me."
- "Come, let us return to the LORD! He has torn us in pieces; now he will heal us. He has injured us; now he will bandage our wounds.
- In just a short time, he will restore us so we can live in his presence.
Deuteronomy 32:4
- He is the Rock; his work is perfect. Everything he does is just and fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong; how just and upright he is!
Malachi 2:17
- You have wearied the LORD with your words. "Wearied him?" you ask. "How have we wearied him?" You have wearied him by suggesting that the LORD favors evildoers since he does not punish them. You have wearied him by asking, "Where is the God of justice?"
Ephesians 1:6
- So we praise God for the wonderful kindness he has poured out on us because we belong to his dearly loved Son.
Exodus 34:6
- He passed in front of Moses and said, "I am the LORD, I am the LORD, the merciful and gracious God. I am slow to anger and rich in unfailing love and faithfulness.
Ephesians 1:8
- He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.
Psalms 84:12
- O LORD Almighty, happy are those who trust in you.
Micah 7:18
- Where is another God like you, who pardons the sins of the survivors among his people? You cannot stay angry with your people forever, because you delight in showing mercy.
- Once again you will have compassion on us. You will trample our sins under your feet and throw them into the depths of the ocean!
- You will show us your faithfulness and unfailing love as you promised with an oath to our ancestors Abraham and Jacob long ago.
Ephesians 1:20
- that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God's right hand in the heavenly realms.
- Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else in this world or in the world to come.
- And God has put all things under the authority of Christ, and he gave him this authority for the benefit of the church.
- And the church is his body; it is filled by Christ, who fills everything everywhere with his presence.
Job 35:14
- And it is even more false to say he doesn't see what is going on. He will bring about justice if you will only wait.
Hosea 11:8
- "Oh, how can I give you up, Israel? How can I let you go? How can I destroy you like Admah and Zeboiim? My heart is torn within me, and my compassion overflows.
- No, I will not punish you as much as my burning anger tells me to. I will not completely destroy Israel, for I am God and not a mere mortal. I am the Holy One living among you, and I will not come to destroy.
Romans 5:20
- God's law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God's wonderful kindness became more abundant.
Luke 2:25
- Now there was a man named Simeon who lived in Jerusalem. He was a righteous man and very devout. He was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he eagerly expected the Messiah to come and rescue Israel.
Acts 5:31
- Then God put him in the place of honor at his right hand as Prince and Savior. He did this to give the people of Israel an opportunity to turn from their sins and turn to God so their sins would be forgiven.
James 5:11
- We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. Job is an example of a man who endured patiently. From his experience we see how the Lord's plan finally ended in good, for he is full of tenderness and mercy.
Romans 8:25
- But if we look forward to something we don't have yet, we must wait patiently and confidently.
- And the Holy Spirit helps us in our distress. For we don't even know what we should pray for, nor how we should pray. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.
- And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God's own will.
- And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
Luke 24:26
- Wasn't it clearly predicted by the prophets that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his time of glory?"
- Then Jesus quoted passages from the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining what all the Scriptures said about himself.
Psalms 99:4
- Mighty king, lover of justice, you have established fairness. You have acted with justice and righteousness throughout Israel.
Romans 9:15
- For God said to Moses, "I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose."
- So receiving God's promise is not up to us. We can't get it by choosing it or working hard for it. God will show mercy to anyone he chooses.
- For the Scriptures say that God told Pharaoh, "I have appointed you for the very purpose of displaying my power in you, and so that my fame might spread throughout the earth."
- So you see, God shows mercy to some just because he wants to, and he chooses to make some people refuse to listen.
Isaiah 42:14
- He will say, "I have long been silent; yes, I have restrained myself. But now I will give full vent to my fury; I will gasp and pant like a woman giving birth.
Isaiah 42:1
- "Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one, and I am pleased with him. I have put my Spirit upon him. He will reveal justice to the nations.
- He will be gentle--he will not shout or raise his voice in public.
- He will not crush those who are weak or quench the smallest hope. He will bring full justice to all who have been wronged.
- He will not stop until truth and righteousness prevail throughout the earth. Even distant lands beyond the sea will wait for his instruction."
Isaiah 26:7
- But for those who are righteous, the path is not steep and rough. You are a God of justice, and you smooth out the road ahead of them.
- LORD, we love to obey your laws; our heart's desire is to glorify your name.
Jonah 3:4
- On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: "Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!"
- The people of Nineveh believed God's message, and from the greatest to the least, they decided to go without food and wear sackcloth to show their sorrow.
- When the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his throne and took off his royal robes. He dressed himself in sackcloth and sat on a heap of ashes.
- Then the king and his nobles sent this decree throughout the city: "No one, not even the animals, may eat or drink anything at all.
- Everyone is required to wear sackcloth and pray earnestly to God. Everyone must turn from their evil ways and stop all their violence.
Isaiah 33:10
- But the LORD says: "I will stand up and show my power and might.
- You Assyrians will gain nothing by all your efforts. Your own breath will turn to fire and kill you.
- Your people will be burned up completely, like thorns cut down and tossed in a fire.
Micah 7:7
- As for me, I look to the LORD for his help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me.
- Do not gloat over me, my enemies! For though I fall, I will rise again. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD himself will be my light.
- I will be patient as the LORD punishes me, for I have sinned against him. But after that, he will take up my case and punish my enemies for all the evil they have done to me. The LORD will bring me out of my darkness into the light, and I will see his righteousness.
Jeremiah 10:24
- So correct me, LORD, but please be gentle. Do not correct me in anger, for I would die.
- Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to recognize you--on nations that do not call upon your name. For they have utterly devoured your people Israel, making the land a desolate wilderness.
Isaiah 57:17
- I was angry and punished these greedy people. I withdrew myself from them, but they went right on sinning.
- I have seen what they do, but I will heal them anyway! I will lead them and comfort those who mourn.
Hosea 2:14
- "But then I will win her back once again. I will lead her out into the desert and speak tenderly to her there.
Isaiah 40:31
- But those who wait on the LORD will find new strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
Isaiah 18:4
- For the LORD has told me this: "I will watch quietly from my dwelling place--as quietly as the heat rises on a summer day, or as the dew forms on an autumn morning during the harvest."