Isaiah 30:16-18

New Catholic Bible

¹⁶ “No,” you said. “We will flee upon horses.”
    Therefore, you will flee.
“We will ride on swift horses,” you added.
    But your pursuers will be even more swift.
¹⁷ A thousand will tremble at the threat of one;
    if five threaten you, you will flee,
until you are left
    like a flagstaff on the top of a mountain
    or like a banner on a hill.
¹⁸ But even so the Lord is waiting to be gracious to you,
    and he will rise up to grant you his compassion.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
    blessed are all those who wait for him.