Isaiah 8:17

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

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WEBBE

I will wait for the LORD, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

BSB

I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

And I will be waiting for the Lord, whose face is veiled from the house of Jacob, and I will be looking for him.

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וְחִכִּיתִי ve·chi·ki·ti and I will wait H2442 לַיהוָה la·yah·weh for Yahweh H3068 הַמַּסְתִּיר ha·mas·tir who is hiding H5641 פָּנָיו pa·nav face his H6440 מִבֵּית mi·beit from [the] house of H1004 יַעֲקֹב ya·'a·ko Jacob H3290 וְקִוֵּיתִי־ ve·ki·vei·ti- and I will wait eagerly H6960 לוֹ lo for him H9033

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Hebrews 2:13

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Israel

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.