Isaiah 8:17

God's Word

I will wait for the Lord, who hides his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will hope in him.

Cross References

Genesis 49:18

“I wait with hope for you to rescue me, O Lord.

Job 13:24

Why do you hide your face ⌞from me⌟ and consider me your enemy?

Job 14:14

“If a person dies, will he go on living? I will wait for my relief to come as long as my hard labor continues.

Job 35:14

Although you say that you pay attention to him, your case is in front of him, but you’ll have to wait for him.

Psalm 130:5

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and with hope I wait for his word.

Psalm 27:14

Wait with hope for the Lord. Be strong, and let your heart be courageous. Yes, wait with hope for the Lord.

Psalm 33:20

We wait for the Lord. He is our help and our shield.

Psalm 37:34

Wait with hope for the Lord, and follow his path, and he will honor you by giving you the land. When wicked people are cut off, you will see it.

Psalm 39:7

And now, Lord, what am I waiting for? My hope is in you!

Psalm 40:1

I waited patiently for the Lord. He turned to me and heard my cry for help.

Isaiah 1:15

So when you stretch out your hands ⌞in prayer⌟, I will turn my eyes away from you. Even though you offer many prayers, I will not listen because your hands are covered with blood.

Isaiah 25:9

On that day ⌞his people⌟ will say, “This is our God; we have waited for him, and now he will save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him. Let us rejoice and be glad because he will save us.”

Isaiah 26:8

Certainly, we wait with hope for you, O Lord, ⌞as we follow⌟ the path of your guiding principles. We want to remember you and your name.

Isaiah 30:18

The Lord is waiting to be kind to you. He rises to have compassion on you. The Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

Isaiah 33:2

O Lord, have pity on us. We wait with hope for you. Be our strength in the morning. Yes, be our savior in times of trouble.

Isaiah 45:15

Certainly, you are a God who has hidden himself. You are the God of Israel, the Savior!

Isaiah 50:10

Who among you fears the Lord and obeys his servant? Let those who walk in darkness and have no light trust the name of the Lord and depend upon their God.

Isaiah 54:8

I hid my face from you for a moment in a burst of anger, but I will have compassion on you with everlasting kindness,” says the Lord your defender.

Isaiah 57:17

I was angry because of their sinful greed, so I punished them, hid ⌞from them⌟, and remained angry. But they continued to be sinful.

Isaiah 59:2

But your wrongs have separated you from your God, and your sins have made him hide his face so that he doesn’t hear you.

Isaiah 64:4

No one has ever heard, no one has paid attention, and no one has seen any god except you. You help those who wait for you.

Isaiah 64:6

We’ve all become unclean, and all our righteous acts are like permanently stained rags. All of us shrivel like leaves, and our sins carry us away like the wind.

Isaiah 64:7

No one calls on your name or tries to hold on to you. You have hidden your face from us. You have let us be ruined by our sins.

Jeremiah 33:5

The people of Israel fought the Babylonians. Now their houses are filled with the bodies of their own people I killed in my anger and my fury. I will hide my face from this city because of its wickedness.

Hosea 12:6

Return to your God. Be loyal and fair, and always wait with hope for your God.

Micah 3:4

Then you will cry to the Lord, but he will not answer you. He will hide his face from you at that time because you have done evil things.

Micah 7:7

I will look to the Lord. I will wait for God to save me. I will wait for my God to listen to me.

Habakkuk 2:3

The vision will still happen at the appointed time. It hurries toward its goal. It won’t be a lie. If it’s delayed, wait for it. It will certainly happen. It won’t be late.

Luke 2:38

At that moment she came up to Mary and Joseph and began to thank God. She spoke about Jesus to all who were waiting for Jerusalem to be set free.

Luke 24:27

Then he began with Moses’ Teachings and the Prophets to explain to them what was said about him throughout the Scriptures.

Deuteronomy 32:20

He said, “I will turn away from them and find out what will happen to them. They are devious people, children who can’t be trusted.

1 Thessalonians 1:10

and to wait for his Son to come from heaven. His Son is Jesus, whom he brought back to life. Jesus is the one who rescues us from ⌞God’s⌟ coming anger.

2 Thessalonians 3:5

May the Lord direct your lives as you show God’s love and Christ’s endurance.

Hebrews 2:13

In addition, Jesus says, “I will trust him.” And Jesus says, “I am here with the sons and daughters God has given me.”

Hebrews 9:28

Likewise, Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of humanity, and after that he will appear a second time. This time he will not deal with sin, but he will save those who eagerly wait for him.