Isaiah 8:17
And I will be waiting for the Lord, whose face is veiled from the house of Jacob, and I will be looking for him.
Bible in Basic English
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In Context
16Let my teaching be kept secret: and my words be given to my disciples only.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I have been waiting for your salvation, O Lord.
Deuteronomy 32:20And he said, My face will be veiled from them, I will see what their end will be: for they are an uncontrolled generation, children in whom is no faith.
Job 35:14How much less when you say that you do not see him; that the cause is before him, and you are waiting for him.
Psalms 33:20Our souls are waiting for the Lord; he is our help and our salvation.
Psalms 39:7\39:6\Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.
Psalms 130:5I am waiting for the Lord, my soul is waiting for him, and my hope is in his word.
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 →