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15 For the Lord Yahweh, the holy one of Israel, said this:

“In returning and rest you shall be saved;
    your strength shall be in quietness and in trust.”

But[a] you were not willing, 16 and you said,

“No! For we will flee on horses!”[b] Therefore you shall flee!
    And, “We will ride on swift horses!”[c] Therefore your pursuers shall be swift!
17 One thousand because of[d] a threat of one,
    because[e] of a threat of five you shall flee,
until you are left like a flagstaff on top[f] of a mountain,
    and like a signal on a hill.

Yahweh Will Show Mercy

18 Therefore Yahweh waits to be gracious to you,
    and therefore he will rise up to show you mercy,
for Yahweh is a God of justice;
    blessed are all those who wait for him.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 30:15 Or “And”
  2. Isaiah 30:16 Hebrew “horse”
  3. Isaiah 30:16 Hebrew “horse”
  4. Isaiah 30:17 Literally “from the face of”
  5. Isaiah 30:17 Literally “from the face”
  6. Isaiah 30:17 Literally “head”