Isaiah 8:17

New International Reader's Version

I will wait for the Lord. He is turning his face away from Jacob’s people. I will put my trust in him.

Cross References

Genesis 49:18

“Lord, I look to you to save me.

Job 13:24

Why do you turn your face away from me? Why do you think of me as your enemy?

Job 14:14

If someone dies, will they live again? All the days of my hard work I will wait for the time when you give me new life.

Job 35:14

So he certainly won’t listen to you. When you say you don’t see him, he won’t hear you. He won’t listen when you state your case to him. He won’t pay attention even if you wait for him.

Psalm 130:5

With all my heart I wait for the Lord to help me. I put my hope in his word.

Psalm 27:14

Wait for the Lord. Be strong and don’t lose hope. Wait for the Lord.

Psalm 33:20

We wait in hope for the Lord. He helps us. He is like a shield that keeps us safe.

Psalm 37:34

Put your hope in the Lord. Live as he wants you to. He will honor you by giving you the land. When sinners are destroyed, you will see it.

Psalm 39:7

“Lord, what can I look forward to now? You are the only hope I have.

Psalm 40:1

I was patient while I waited for the Lord. He turned to me and heard my cry for help.

Isaiah 1:15

You might spread out your hands toward me when you pray. But I do not look at you. You might even offer many prayers. But I am not listening to them. Your hands are covered with the blood of the people you have murdered.

Isaiah 25:9

At that time they will say, “He is our God. We trusted in him, and he saved us. He is the Lord. We trusted in him. Let us be filled with joy because he saved us.”

Isaiah 26:8

Lord, we are living the way your laws command us to live. We are waiting for you to act. We want your honor and fame to be known.

Isaiah 30:18

But the Lord wants to have mercy on you. So he will rise up to give you his tender love. The Lord is a God who is always fair. Blessed are all those who wait for him to act!

Isaiah 33:2

Lord, have mercy on us. We long for you to help us. Make us strong every morning. Save us when we’re in trouble.

Isaiah 45:15

You are a God who has been hiding yourself. You are the God of Israel. You save us.

Isaiah 50:10

Does anyone among you have respect for the Lord? Does anyone obey the message of the Lord’s servant? Let the person who walks in the dark trust in the Lord. Let the one who doesn’t have any light to guide them depend on their God.

Isaiah 54:8

For a moment I turned my face away from you. I was very angry with you. But I will show you my loving concern. My faithful love will continue forever,” says the Lord. He is the one who set you free.

Isaiah 57:17

I was very angry with them. They always longed for more and more of everything. So I punished them for that sin. I turned my face away from them because I was angry. But they kept on wanting their own way.

Isaiah 59:2

But your sins have separated you from your God. They have caused him to turn his face away from you. So he won’t listen to you.

Isaiah 64:4

No one’s ears have ever heard of a God like you. No one’s eyes have ever seen a God who is greater than you. No God but you acts for the good of those who trust in him.

Isaiah 64:6

All of us have become like someone who is “unclean.” All the good things we do are like dirty rags to you. All of us are like leaves that have dried up. Our sins sweep us away like the wind.

Isaiah 64:7

No one prays to you. No one asks you for help. You have turned your face away from us. You have let us feel the effects of our sins.

Jeremiah 33:5

That was during their fight with the armies of Babylon. The Lord says, “The houses will be filled with dead bodies. They will be the bodies of the people I will kill. I will kill them when I am very angry with them. I will hide my face from this city. That’s because its people have committed so many sins.

Hosea 12:6

People of Jacob, you must return to your God. You must hold on to love and do what is fair. You must trust in your God always.

Micah 3:4

The time will come when Israel will cry out to the Lord. But he won’t answer them. In fact, he’ll turn his face away from them. They have done what is evil.

Micah 7:7

But I will look to the Lord. I’ll put my trust in God my Savior. He will hear me.

Habakkuk 2:3

The message I give you waits for the time I have appointed. It speaks about what is going to happen. And all of it will come true. It might take a while. But wait for it. You can be sure it will come. It will happen when I want it to.

Luke 2:38

Anna came up to Jesus’ family at that moment. She gave thanks to God. And she spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the time when Jerusalem would be set free.

Luke 24:27

Jesus explained to them what was said about himself in all the Scriptures. He began with Moses and all the Prophets.

Deuteronomy 32:20

“I will turn my face away from them,” he said. “I will see what will happen to them in the end. They are sinful people. They are unfaithful children.

1 Thessalonians 1:10

They tell about how you are waiting for his Son to come from heaven. God raised him from the dead. He is Jesus. He saves us from God’s anger, and his anger is sure to come.

2 Thessalonians 3:5

May the Lord fill your hearts with God’s love. May Christ give you the strength to go on.

Hebrews 2:13

Again he says, “I will put my trust in him.” (Isaiah 8:17) And again he says, “Here I am. Here are the children God has given me.” (Isaiah 8:18)

Hebrews 9:28

In the same way, Christ was offered up once. He took away the sins of many people. He will also come a second time. At that time he will not suffer for sin. Instead, he will come to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.