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Isaiah 8:17 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look "
Isaiah 8:17
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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
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?
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Isaiah 8:1
"Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz."
Isaiah 8:2
"And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah."
Isaiah 8:3
"And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz."
Isaiah 8:4
"For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria."
Isaiah 8:5
"The LORD spake also unto me again, saying,"
Isaiah 8:6
"Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;"
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