11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 8:17
I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
Isaiah 8:17 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
- KJV 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And I have waited for YHWH, || Who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob, || And I have looked for Him.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- I will wait for the Lord, the one who is hiding his face from Jacob's descendants. I will wait in hope for him.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And I have waited for Jehovah, Who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob, And I have looked for Him.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And I will wait for Jehovah, who hideth his face from the house of Jacob; and I will look for him.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- I will wait for the LORD, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And I will wait for the Lord, who hath hid his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙ | wə·ḥik·kî·ṯî | I will wait | H2442 חָכָה to wait |
| לַיהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | for the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| הַמַּסְתִּ֥יר | ham·mas·tîr | who is hiding | H5641 סָתַר to hide |
| פָּנָ֖יו | pā·nāw | His face | H6440 פָּנֶה face: before |
| מִבֵּ֣ית | mib·bêṯ | from the house | H1004 בֵּית place |
| יַעֲקֹ֑ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | of Jacob | H3290 יַעֲקֹב Jacob |
| וְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־ | wə·qiw·wê·ṯî- | I will put my trust | H6960 קָוָה to await |
| לֽוֹ׃ | lōw | in Him | H9005 ל to/for |
Related verses
- Hebrews 10:36–39
For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise. “In a very little while, he who comes will come, and will not wait. But the righteous will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.” …
- Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won’t delay.
- Lamentations 3:25–26
Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.
- Isaiah 25:9
It shall be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us! This is Yahweh! We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation!”
- Psalm 33:20
Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.
- Isaiah 54:8
In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment; but with everlasting loving kindness I will have mercy on you,” says Yahweh your Redeemer.
- Deuteronomy 31:17–18
Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall come on them; so that they will say in that day, ‘Haven’t these evils come on us because our God is not among us?’ I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evil which they have done, in that they have turned to other gods.
- Hebrews 9:28
so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, without sin, to those who are eagerly waiting for him for salvation.
- Psalm 27:14
Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
- Isaiah 50:10
Who among you fears Yahweh, and obeys the voice of his servant? He who walks in darkness, and has no light, let him trust in Yahweh’s name, and rely on his God.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
15 Many will stumble over it, fall, be broken, be snared, and be captured.”
16 Wrap up the testimony. Seal the law among my disciples.
17 I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
18 Behold, I and the children whom Yahweh has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Yahweh of Armies, who dwells in Mount Zion.
19 When they tell you, “Consult with those who have familiar spirits and with the wizards, who chirp and who mutter:” shouldn’t a people consult with their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?
Read all of Isaiah 8 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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