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Isaiah 8:17
I will wait for the LORD,
from A Call to Fear God, Isaiah 8:11-18
What it says

Isaiah resolves to wait for the LORD even while He hides His face from the house of Jacob.

What it is doing

This verse voices persevering trust amid divine hiddenness.

In context

11For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand, instructing me not to walk in the way of this people: 12“Do not call conspiracy 13The LORD of Hosts is the One 14And He will be a sanctuary — 15Many will stumble over these; 16Bind up the testimony 17I will wait for the LORD, 18Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.