Isaiah 8:17
And I will wait for LORD, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will be a man who has trusted (LXX/NT) in him.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
16Bind thou up the testimony. Seal the law among my disciples.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
Deuteronomy 32:20And he said, I will hide my face from them. I will see what their end shall be. For they are a very perverse generation, sons in whom is no faithfulness.
Job 35:14How much less when thou say thou do not behold him. The case is before him, and thou wait for him!
Psalms 33:20Our soul has waited for LORD. He is our help and our shield.
Psalms 39:7And now, LORD, what do I wait for? My hope is in thee.
Psalms 130:5I wait for LORD. My soul waits, and in his word do I hope,
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 8:17-22
The Importance of the Scriptures. ( b. c. 740.) 16 Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. 17 And I will wait upon the Lord , that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. 18 Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion. 19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto… Read the whole commentary →