Isaiah 8:17 “I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jac…”

Isaiah 8:17

I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

I will wait for the LORD, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore I will waite vpon the Lord that hath hid his face from the house of Iaakob, and I wil looke for him.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

And I have waited for Jehovah, Who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob, And I have looked for Him.

Bible in Basic English

And I will be waiting for the Lord, whose face is veiled from the house of Jacob, and I will be looking for him.

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Cross references

“I will”

Hebrews 10:36–39 Habakkuk 2:3 Isaiah 25:9 Psalm 33:20 Psalm 27:14 Micah 7:7

Hebrews 10:36–39 · BSB

You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.

Habakkuk 2:3 · BSB

For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.

Isaiah 25:9 · BSB

And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

Psalm 33:20 · BSB

Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

Psalm 27:14 · BSB

Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

Micah 7:7 · BSB

But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

“hideth”

Isaiah 54:8 Isaiah 59:2 Micah 3:4 Deuteronomy 32:20 Isaiah 64:7 Deuteronomy 31:17

Isaiah 54:8 · BSB

In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.

Isaiah 59:2 · BSB

But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.

Micah 3:4 · BSB

Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.

Deuteronomy 32:20 · BSB

He said: “I will hide My face from them; I will see what will be their end. For they are a perverse generation— children of unfaithfulness.

Isaiah 64:7 · BSB

No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.

Deuteronomy 31:17 · BSB

On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not the…

“I will look”

Hebrews 9:28 Isaiah 50:10 Luke 2:38

Hebrews 9:28 · BSB

so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.

Isaiah 50:10 · BSB

Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.

Luke 2:38 · BSB

Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

Also

Isaiah 1:15

Isaiah 1:15 · BSB

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16Bind up the testimony and seal the law among my disciples.

18Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.

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