17 I will make (A)justice the measuring line
And righteousness the level;
Then (B)hail will sweep away the refuge of lies,
And the waters will overflow the secret place.

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God Is Gracious and Just

18 Therefore the Lord [a](A)longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He [b]waits on (B)high to have compassion on you.
For the Lord is a (C)God of justice;
How blessed are all those who [c](D)long for Him.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 30:18 Lit waits
  2. Isaiah 30:18 Lit is on high
  3. Isaiah 30:18 Lit wait

For I, the Lord, (A)love justice,
I hate robbery [a]in the burnt offering;
And I will faithfully give them their reward,
And make an (B)everlasting covenant with them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:8 Or with malice

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