Bible Strands
Isaiah 30:19
O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker is the LORD, addressing the inhabitants of Zion and Jerusalem. This declaration occurs after a period of divine patience and immediately before a promised season of disciplined instruction.
The words — The Hebrew construction בָּכ֣וֹ לֹֽא\־ תִבְכֶּ֗ה (ba.Kho lo'- tiv.Keh) literally states "certainly no more you will weep." It marks a definitive termination of mourning tied to divine action.
The thread — The text records God's promise to hear and answer cries for help, which parallels the immediate response described in Isaiah 65:24 and the deliverance promise in Psalm 50:15. The surrounding passage in Isaiah 30:18 and 20 positions this answer within a framework of waiting, adversity, and revealed presence.
Why it lands — The verse states that God's grace is activated by heard cries, not by prior human worthiness. It requires the reader to abandon self-sufficient mourning and position themselves to receive a direct divine response.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 60:20 Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.
- Psalms 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Isaiah 65:24 Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- Isaiah 58:9 Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,
- Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
- 1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
- Revelation 7:17 For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
- Isaiah 25:8 He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
- Luke 6:21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
- Jeremiah 33:3 Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.