Isaiah 8:17
I will wait for the Lord, the one who is hiding his face from Jacob's descendants. I will wait in hope for him.
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16Safeguard this testimony, seal these instructions—they are for my disciples.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I trust in you to save me, Lord.
Deuteronomy 32:20He said: “I will turn away from them. Then I'll see what happens to them! They are a perverse people, unfaithful children.
Job 35:14How much less will God hear you when you say he can't see you? Your case is before him, so you have to wait for him.
Psalms 33:20We place our confidence in the Lord; he is our help and our defender.
Psalms 39:7So Lord, what am I looking for? I put my hope in you.
Psalms 130:5I'm waiting for the Lord, longingly waiting, for I trust 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 →