John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 30:18
And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you ,.... Or "yet" F17 לכן "nihilominus, tamen"; so Noldius, Ebr. Concord. Part. p. 507. in the same way Gataker. , or "nevertheless" though such an utter destruction shall be made, there are a few that the Lord has a good will unto, and therefore waits till the set time comes to arise and have mercy on them; he has taken up thoughts and resolutions of grace and favour concerning them, and has fixed the time when he will... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 30:18-26
The closing words of the foregoing paragraph (You shall be left as a beacon upon a mountain) some understand as a promise that a remnant of them should be reserved as monuments of mercy; and here the prophet tells them what good times should succeed these calamities. Or the first words in this paragraph may be read by way of antithesis, Notwithstanding this, yet will the Lord wait that he may be gracious. The prophet, having shown that those who made Egypt their confidence would be ashamed of... read more