Isaiah 8:17 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 8:17

I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

4 voices

Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on Isaiah (1274)

Second, the awaiting of what is hidden, and I will wait: but I will look towards the Lord, I will wait for God (Mic 7:7).

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah (420)

(Verse 16, 17.) Join the testimonies, establish the law among my disciples, and I will wait for the Lord, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him. The voice of the Lord speaking to the Prophet: because, he said, the Lord has become a stumbling stone and a rock of offense to the two houses of Israel, and they did not want to receive Emmanuel sent to them. Join the testimonies of the old Testament, and give them to my disciples, who have received the Gospel, namely the Apostles or the apostolic men.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And I will wait upon the Lord,.... Or "for the Lord" (x); for the coming of Christ, the Immanuel, who would be a sanctuary to some, and a stone of stumbling to others, and whose doctrine in the meanwhile would be bound up and sealed; faith in, and expectation of the Messiah's coming, are often signified by waiting for him, Isa 25:9, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob; to whom the promise of him was made, from whom he should descend, to whom he should be sent, and whom he would redeem.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And I will wait upon the Lord - This is the commencement of a new subject. The prophet had closed his former message; but had seen that in regard to the great mass of the nation, his exhortation had been in vain. He now says, that having delivered his message, he would patiently look to God alone. His hope was in him, though the nation looked elsewhere; and though calamities were coming, yet he would still trust in God only. That hideth his face - This is a figurative expression, denoting the withdrawing of his favor and protection.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙	ve.chi.Ki.ti	and I will wait	H2442 →
לַיהוָ֔ה	la.Yah.weh	for Yahweh	H3068 →
הַמַּסְתִּ֥יר	ha.mas.Tir	who is hiding	H5641 →
פָּנָ֖יו	pa.Nav	face his	H6440 →
מִבֵּ֣ית	mi.Beit	from [the] house of	H1004 →
יַעֲקֹ֑ב	ya.'a.Ko	Jacob	H3290 →
וְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־	ve.ki.Vei.ti-	and I will wait eagerly	H6960 →
לֽוֹ׃	lo	for him

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
leads to
- Psalms 27:14
  Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Hebrews 10:36–37
  You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
- Lamentations 3:25–26
  The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- Ezekiel 12:25
  because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass,…
- Psalms 102:13
  You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.
Through
Isaiah 25:9
And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us…
leads to
- Genesis 49:18
  I await Your salvation, O LORD.
- Micah 7:7
  But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
Through
Psalms 33:20
Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
leads to
- Isaiah 40:31
  But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.