Isaiah 8:17

I shall abide the Lord, that hath hid his face from the house of Jacob, and I shall abide him. (I shall wait for the Lord, who hath hid his face from the house of Jacob, yea, I shall wait for him.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

In Context

16Bind thou (up) [the] witnessing, mark thou the law in my disciples. (Secure thou the message, or the testimony, yea, mark thou the Law among my disciples.)

18Lo! I and my children, which the Lord gave to me into a sign, and great wonder to Israel, of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth in the hill of Zion. (Behold! I, and my children, whom the Lord gave to me to be signs, and great wonders, in Israel, sent by the Lord of hosts who dwelleth on Mount Zion.)

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Cross References

Genesis 49:18Lord, I shall abide thine health. (Lord, I wait for thy salvation!)

Deuteronomy 32:20And the Lord said, I shall hide my face from them, and I shall behold their last things; for this is a wayward generation, and unfaithful sons they be. (And the Lord said, I shall hide my face from them, and then I shall see what will happen to them; for this is a wayward generation, they be unfaithful children.)

Job 35:14Yea, when thou sayest, He beholdeth not; be thou deemed before him, and abide thou him (or wait thou for him, and be thou judged before him).

Psalms 33:20Our soul suffereth the Lord, that is, abideth patiently his will, (or Our souls wait for the Lord, yea, we wait patiently for his will to be done); for he is our helper and defender.

Psalms 39:7And now which is mine abiding? whether not the Lord? and my substance is at thee. (And now, who do I wait for? is it not for the Lord? for my hope is in thee.)

Psalms 130:5and, Lord, for thy law I abode thee. My soul sustained in his word; (yea, Lord, I wait for thee. My soul is sustained, and I hope, and 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 →

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