Isaiah

Isaiah 8:17–18

17I will wait for the LORD,

who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob.

I will put my trust in Him.j

18Here am I, and the children the LORD has given mek as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.

Footnotes

  • j 8:17 Or I will eagerly look for Him; cited in Hebrews 2:13|HEB 2:13
  • k 8:18 Cited in Hebrews 2:13|HEB 2:13

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Isaiah 8:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will waitוְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙wə·ḥik·kî·ṯîConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH2442 wait, await
for the LORDלַיהוָ֔הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
who is hidingהַמַּסְתִּ֥ירham·mas·tîrArticle; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH5641 hide, conceal
His faceפָּנָ֖יוpā·nāwNoun - common plural construct; third person masculine singularH6440 face, before
from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmib·bêṯPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya·‘ă·qōḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob
I will put my trustוְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־wə·qiw·wê·ṯî-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH6960 wait for
in Himלֽוֹ׃lōwPreposition; third person masculine singular

Isaiah 8:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Hereהִנֵּ֣הhin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
am Iאָנֹכִ֗י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
and the childrenוְהַיְלָדִים֙wə·hay·lā·ḏîmConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH3206 child, son, boy, youth
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
has givenנָֽתַן־nā·ṯan-Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
meלִ֣יlîPreposition; first person common singular
as signsלְאֹת֥וֹתlə·’ō·ṯō·wṯPreposition-l; Noun - common pluralH226 sign
and symbolsוּלְמוֹפְתִ֖יםū·lə·mō·wp̄·ṯîmConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine pluralH4159 wonder, sign, portent
in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbə·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
fromמֵעִם֙mê·‘imPreposition-mH5973 with
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯNoun - common pluralH6635 army, war, warfare
who dwellsהַשֹּׁכֵ֖ןhaš·šō·ḵênArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7931 settle down, abide, dwell
on Mountבְּהַ֥רbə·harPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃סṣî·yō·wnNoun - proper - feminine singularH6726 Zion

Cross-references

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Isaiah 8:17 Hebrews 10:36–39 · Habakkuk 2:3 · Lamentations 3:25–26 · Isaiah 25:9 · Psalm 33:20 · Isaiah 54:8 · Deuteronomy 31:17–18 · Hebrews 9:28 · Psalm 27:14 · Isaiah 50:10 · Isaiah 59:2 · Micah 7:7

Isaiah 8:18 Hebrews 2:13–14 · Luke 2:34 · Zechariah 8:3 · Hebrews 12:22 · Psalm 71:7 · Isaiah 53:10 · Isaiah 24:23 · 1 Chronicles 23:25 · Psalm 9:11 · Psalm 22:30 · Zechariah 3:8 · Isaiah 12:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.