Isaiah 8:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 8:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 8:17 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 8:17 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Isaiah 8:17 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 8:17
“And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day? look...: Heb. are your faces evil?”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 8:17: lord, face, house
“Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 8:17: lord, face, house
“Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 8:17: lord, face, house
“Therefore thus saith the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 8:17: lord, face, house
“And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob. persons: Heb. souls”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 8:17: face, house, jacob
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