Isaiah 8:17
And I will wait for the Lord, who hath hid his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
16Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18Let Dan be a snake in the way, a serpent in the path, that biteth the horse's heels that his rider may fall backward.
Deuteronomy 32:20And he said: I will hide my face from them, and will consider what their last end shall be: for it is a perverse generation, and unfaithful children.
Job 35:14Yea when thou shalt say : He considereth not : be judged before him, and expect him.
Psalms 33:20Our soul waiteth for the Lord: for he is our helper and protector.
Psalms 39:7Surely man passeth as an image : yea, and he is disquieted in vain. He storeth up : and he knoweth not for whom he shall gather these things.
Psalms 130:5let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Sion.
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 →