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Isaiah 8:17-18 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 8 · verses 17–18 · King James Version
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.Isaiah 8:17-18 · King James Version
Isaiah 8:17-18 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?
20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
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
- Hebrews 2:13-14
- Luke 2:34
Key words (Strong's)
- childrenyeledsomething bornH3206 →
- dwellethshâkanto reside or permanently stayH7931 →
- wondersmôwphêtha miracleH4159 →
- hidethçâtharto hide , literally or figurativelyH5641 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- JacobYaʻăqôbJaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290 →
- givennâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
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