Isaiah 8:17
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.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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In Context
16Then shall those who seal themselves that they may not learn the law be made manifest.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18Waiting for the salvation of the Lord. 1
Deuteronomy 32:20And said, I will turn away my face from them, 1 And will show what shall happen to them in the last days; 1 For it is a perverse generation, 1 Sons in whom is no faith. 1
Job 35:14He beholds them that perform lawless deeds, and he will save me: 1 And do thou plead before him, if thou canst praise him, as it is possible even now. 1
Psalms 33:20Many are the afflictions of the righteous: 1 But out of them all the Lord will deliver them. 1
Psalms 39:7Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not; 1 But a body hast thou prepared me: 1 Whole burnt offering and sacrifice for sin thou didst not require. 1
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 →