King James Version
Isaiah 8:17 in the King James Version says “And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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
And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
Behold, 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.
And 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?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“upon the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“his face”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“from the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“and I will look”
H6960to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e., collect; (figuratively) to expect
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