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.
Cross-references
In Isaiah 54:8, God's face-hiding is temporary and followed by compassion — revealing the hope behind Isaiah 8:17's waiting.
In Isaiah 64:7, the people lament God hiding his face due to iniquity — echoing the same divine hiddenness Isaiah 8:17 endures.
In Isaiah 59:2, sin separates and hides God's face — explaining the reason for the hiddenness Isaiah 8:17 waits through.
Isaiah 40:31 promises renewed strength to those who wait for the Lord — amplifying the hope Isaiah expresses.
Isaiah 30:18 says 'blessed are those who wait for him' — directly reinforcing the same theme of waiting for the Lord.
Isaiah 45:15 declares 'you are a God who hides yourself' — directly affirming the hiddenness that Isaiah waits through.
Isaiah 57:17 records God saying 'I hid my face' — the same divine action that prompts Isaiah's waiting.
In Isaiah 50:10, walking in darkness calls for trust — a parallel to Isaiah 8:17's waiting for God despite his hidden face.
In Isaiah 26:8, the community echoes the same posture of waiting and longing for the LORD's name.
In Isaiah 25:9, the same waiting becomes a communal celebration of salvation — hope realized after God's hiding.
Isaiah 22:11 rebukes not looking to God — contrasting with Isaiah's deliberate waiting and hoping despite God's hiddenness.
In Isaiah 64:4, waiting is linked to God's unprecedented acts for those who hope in him.
In Isaiah 33:2, waiting becomes a plea for grace and daily strength — a similar dependence.
Hebrews 10:36-39 urges endurance and faith, echoing Isaiah's waiting for God's salvation as a call to persevere.
Lamentations 3:25 affirms that the Lord is good to those who wait for him, validating Isaiah's hope.
Lamentations 3:26 echoes waiting quietly for salvation, aligning with Isaiah's patient hope.
In Ezekiel 39:23, God's hiding his face leads to exile — fulfilling the judgment that Isaiah 8:17 waits through in hope.
In Ezekiel 39:24, God hides his face because of uncleanness and transgressions — reinforcing the reason for the divine hiddenness.
Hosea 12:6 commands waiting continually for God, a direct parallel to Isaiah's waiting and hoping.
In Micah 3:4, God hides his face and refuses to answer because of evil deeds — the same hiddenness that calls for patient waiting.
Micah 7:7 mirrors Isaiah's personal resolve to wait for God, trusting he will hear.
Habakkuk 2:3 calls for patient waiting on God's promised vision, similar to Isaiah's hope despite delay.
In Genesis 49:18, Jacob's final words echo the same waiting: 'I wait for your salvation, O LORD.'
Psalm 130:5 expresses the same waiting and hoping in the Lord's word, reinforcing Isaiah's resolve.
In Deuteronomy 31:17, God warns he will hide his face as judgment — the same action that Isaiah 8:17 responds to with patient waiting.
In Deuteronomy 31:18, God hides his face specifically because of idolatry — giving the covenantal backdrop for Isaiah 8:17's waiting.
In Deuteronomy 32:20, God hides his face from a faithless generation — the same motif Isaiah 8:17 endures by waiting.
Psalm 40:1 echoes waiting on the Lord – patient hope that God will respond, similar to Isaiah's posture.
Psalm 37:7 commands waiting patiently for the Lord—a direct parallel to Isaiah's own posture of waiting and hope.
Job 13:24 asks 'Why do you hide your face?'—the same phrase, emphasizing the experience of divine hiddenness.
Psalm 89:46 asks 'Will you hide yourself forever?' — directly echoing the hiding of God's face that Isaiah waits through.
Psalm 102:2 pleads 'Do not hide your face from me' — same cry for God to not hide, mirroring Isaiah's waiting.
Psalm 143:7 begs 'Do not hide your face from me' — the same lament over God's hiddenness that Isaiah endures.
Hebrews 9:28 describes those waiting for Christ's second appearing—a New Testament echo of the same patient hope.
1 Thessalonians 1:10 shifts the waiting to Christ's return, applying Isaiah's hope to the new covenant.
In Psalm 39:7, the psalmist's rhetorical question ends with hope in the LORD — similar to Isaiah's waiting.
In Psalm 37:34, waiting is connected to keeping God's way and the promise of exaltation.
In Psalm 27:14, the same call to wait is given with an added exhortation to be strong and courageous.
Job 23:9 describes not being able to see God at work—a parallel theme of God's hiddenness that tests hope.
2 Kings 6:33 shows the king giving up waiting for the Lord—a direct contrast to Isaiah's resolve to wait.
Luke 2:38 shows Anna speaking of Jesus to those waiting for redemption—paralleling the waiting hope of Isaiah 8:17.
In Psalm 33:20, waiting is paired with confidence in the LORD as help and shield.