17I will wait for the Lord , who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in him.


In Context

14 and he will be a sanctuary; but for both houses of Israel he will be a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare.

15 Many of them will stumble; they will fall and be broken, they will be snared and captured."

16 Bind up the testimony and seal up the law among my disciples.

17 I will wait for the Lord , who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in him.

18 Here am I, and the children the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion.

19 When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?

Isaiah 8:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:17And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:17And I will wait for the Lord, who hath hid his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:17And I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17And I will wait for Jehovah, who hideth his face from the house of Jacob; and I will look for him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:17And I will wait for the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17And I have waited for Jehovah, Who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob, And I have looked for Him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:17And I will wait on the LORD, that hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.