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Isaiah 8:17 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 8 · verse 17
And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.Isaiah 8:17 · King James Version
Isaiah 8:17 in context
15And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
16Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
17And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
18Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.
19And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
Commentary
Cross references
- Hebrews 10:36-39
- Habakkuk 2:3
- Lamentations 3:25-26
- Isaiah 25:9
- Psalms 33:20
- Isaiah 54:8
- Deuteronomy 31:17-18
- Hebrews 9:28
Key words (Strong's)
- hidethçâtharto hide , literally or figurativelyH5641 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- JacobYaʻăqôbJaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290 →
- waitchâkâhproperly, to adhere toH2442 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- facepânîymthe faceH6440 →
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In these verses we have, I. The unspeakable privilege which the people of God enjoy in having the oracles of God consigned over to them, and being entrusted with the sacred writings. That they may sanctify the Lord of hosts, may make him their fear and find him their sanctuary, bind up the testimony, Isa 8:16.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-22