Isaiah 30:16-18

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁶ You say, “No!
We will escape on horses”—
therefore you will escape!—
and, “We will ride on fast horses”—
but those who pursue you will be faster.^(A)
17 One thousand will flee at the threat of one,^(B)
at the threat of five you will flee,
until you remain
like a solitary pole on a mountaintop
or a banner on a hill.

¹⁸ Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy,
and is rising up to show you compassion,^(C)
for the Lord is a just God.
All who wait patiently for him are happy.