31 Bible Verses about People Waiting

He waited another seven days and again sent the dove out from the ark.

Then he waited another seven days and sent out the dove, but she did not return to him again.

When they left Pharaoh’s presence, the foremen met Moses and Aaron, who were waiting for them.

And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we come back to you. Remember that Aaron and Hur are with you; whoever has a legal matter, let him go to them.”

Therefore, Moses said to them, “Wait, and I will listen to what the Lord will command concerning you.”

You shall go down ahead of me to Gilgal; and behold, I will be coming down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. You shall wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you must do.”

Now Saul waited seven days, according to the appointed time which Samuel had set, but Samuel had not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattering away from Saul.

When David’s young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all these words in the name of David; then they waited.

All your enemies
Have opened their mouths wide against you;
They [scornfully] hiss and gnash their teeth.
They say, “We have swallowed her up!
Certainly this is the day for which we waited;
We have reached it, we have seen it!”

But if he pushed his victim out of hatred or threw something at him with malicious intent, and he died,

“But if there is a man who hates his neighbor and lies in wait and ambush for him and attacks him and strikes him down so that he dies, and the assailant escapes to one of these cities,

They attack, they hide and lurk,
They watch my steps,
As they have [expectantly] waited to take my life.

The wicked wait for me to destroy me,
But I will consider Your testimonies.

would you wait until they were grown? Would you go without marrying? No, my daughters; for it is much more difficult for me than for you, because the Lord’s hand has gone against me.”

See, I am going to wait at the fords [of the Jordan] in the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”

The godly person [who is faithful and loyal to God] has perished from the earth,
And there is no upright person [one with good character and moral integrity] among men.
They all lie in wait to shed blood;
Each hunts the other with a net.

I heard and my whole inner self trembled;
My lips quivered at the sound.
Decay and rottenness enter my bones,
And I tremble in my place.
Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress,
For the people to arise who will invade and attack us.

The people [outside in the court] were waiting for Zacharias, and were wondering about his long delay in the temple.

Now the people were in a state of expectation, and all were wondering in their hearts about John, as to whether he was the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).

Now as Jesus was returning [to Galilee], the people welcomed Him, for they had all been expecting Him.

people fainting from fear and expectation of the [dreadful] things coming on the world; for the [very] powers of the heavens will be shaken.

So the Jews surrounded Him and began saying to Him, “How long are You going to keep us in suspense? If You are [really] the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), tell us so plainly and openly.”

And the man began to pay attention to them, eagerly expecting to receive something from them.

Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was greatly angered when he saw that the city was full of idols.

These men went on ahead and were waiting for us (including Luke) at Troas.

But do not listen to them, for more than forty of them are lying in wait for him, and they have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. Even now they are ready, just waiting for your promise.”

But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait eagerly for it with patience and composure.

So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat [the Lord’s Supper], wait for one another [and see to it that no one is left out].

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were years older than he.

“You see, I waited for your words,
I listened to your [wise] reasons,
While you pondered and searched out what to say.

“And shall I wait, because they say nothing,
But stand still and say no more?