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Isaiah 8:17

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

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וְחִכִּ֨יתִי֙vechikitiand longחָכָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and long”, a completed action in a sequenceH2442properly, to adhere to; hence, to awaitlong, tarry, wait.לַיהוָ֔הlayhvahto Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).הַמַּסְתִּ֥ירhamastirthe hideסָתַרdefinite article, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “the hide”, a verb used as a describing wordH5641to hide (by covering), literally or figurativelybe absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, [idiom] surely.פָּנָ֖יוpanayva- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…מִבֵּ֣יתmibeytfrom familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…יַעֲקֹ֑בyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.וְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽיveqiveytiand gatherקָוָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “and gather”, a completed action in a sequenceH6960to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expectgather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).לֽוֹlvotoלֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I will wait for the LORD, that hideth His face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for Him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have waited for Jehovah, Who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob, And I have looked for Him.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And I will wait for the Lord, who hath hid his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I will wait for the LORD, that hideth His face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for Him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And one shall say, I will wait for God, who has turned away his face from the house of Jacob, and I will trust in him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐρεῖ, μενῶ τὸν Θεὸν τὸν ἀποστρέψαντα τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴκου Ἰακὼβ, καὶ πεποιθὼς ἔσομαι ἐπʼ αὐτῷ.

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Hebrews 2:13 Hebrews 2:13 · King James VersionAnd again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.Hebrews 2:13 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.