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Isaiah 8:17

And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

KJV

Et exspectabo Dominum qui abscondit faciem suam a domo Jacob, et præstolabor eum.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐρεῖ Μενῶ τὸν θεὸν τὸν ἀποστρέψαντα τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴκου Ἰακώβ, καὶ πεποιθὼς ἔσομαι ἐπ’ αὐτῷ.

LXX

And I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

ASV

וְ/חִכִּ֨יתִי֙ לַ/יהוָ֔ה הַ/מַּסְתִּ֥יר פָּנָ֖י/ו מִ/בֵּ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְ/קִוֵּ֖יתִֽי לֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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People JacobJacob

In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
חִכִּ֛ינוּ
chkynv
verb · 14×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
y'qb
proper_noun · 346×
נִי
ny
verb · 82×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
קַוֵּ֥ה
qvh
verb · 48×

Intertextual echoes

Quoted or echoed by 1 later passage.

  • Heb 2:13 · adapted
    "And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me."
    Isaiah: I will put my trust in him — applied to Christ among believers

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Thess 1:10 — And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
  • 2Thess 3:5 — And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
  • Deut 31:17 — Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that
  • Deut 31:17 — Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that
  • Deut 32:20 — And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.
  • Ezek 39:23 — And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their
  • Gen 8:10 — And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
  • Gen 49:18 — I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
  • Gen 49:18 — I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
  • Hab 2:3 — For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
  • Heb 2:13 — And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
  • Heb 9:28 — So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
  • Heb 10:36 — For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
  • Heb 12:2 — Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
  • Hos 12:6 — Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
  • Hos 12:6 — Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
  • Isa 1:15 — And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
  • Isa 1:15 — And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
  • Isa 25:9 — And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
  • Isa 25:9 — And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
  • Isa 26:8 — Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
  • Isa 30:18 — And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait
  • Isa 33:2 — O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
  • Isa 40:31 — But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
  • Isa 45:15 — Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
  • Isa 50:10 — Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
  • Isa 54:8 — In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.
  • Isa 54:8 — In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.
  • Isa 59:2 — But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
  • Isa 64:4 — For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
  • Isa 64:7 — And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.
  • Jer 33:5 — They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this cit
  • Job 13:24 — Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?
  • Job 23:9 — On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
  • Lam 3:25 — The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
  • Luke 2:38 — And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
  • Mic 3:4 — Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
  • Mic 7:7 — Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
  • Mic 7:7 — Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
  • Ps 27:14 — Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.