Isaiah 8:17

In 11 translations

BSB

I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.Or I will eagerly look for Him; cited in Hebrews 2:13

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

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

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

And I will wait for the Lord, who hath hid his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

GNV

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

JPS

And I will wait for the LORD, that hideth His face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for Him.

LXXE

And one shall say, I will wait for God, who has turned away his face from the house of Jacob, and I will trust in him.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וְחִכִּ֨יתִי֙ לַיהוָ֔ה הַמַּסְתִּ֥יר פָּנָ֖יו מִבֵּ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־לֽוֹ׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐρεῖ, μενῶ τὸν Θεὸν τὸν ἀποστρέψαντα τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴκου Ἰακὼβ, καὶ πεποιθὼς ἔσομαι ἐπʼ αὐτῷ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Hebrews 10:36–39You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised. For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay. But My righteous one will live by…
• Habakkuk 2:3For 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.
• Lamentations 3:25–26The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
• Isaiah 25:9And 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.”
• Psalms 33:20Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
• Isaiah 54:8In 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.
• Deuteronomy 31:17–18On 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…
• Hebrews 9:28so 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.
• Psalms 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
• Isaiah 50:10Who 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.
• Isaiah 59:2But 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.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:10and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
• Micah 7:7But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
• Micah 3:4Then 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.
• Ezekiel 39:23–24And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity, because they were unfaithful to Me. So I hid My face from them and delivered them into the hands of their enemies, so that they all…
• Deuteronomy 32:20He 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.

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