31 Bible Verses about People Waiting

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

He waited another seven days and sent the dove out again, but it did not return to him this time.

When they went out from Pharaoh, they encountered Moses and Aaron standing there to meet them,

He told the elders, "Wait for us in this place until we return to you. Here are Aaron and Hur with you. Whoever has any matters of dispute can approach them."

So Moses said to them, "Remain here and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you."

You will go down to Gilgal before me. I am going to join you there to offer burnt offerings and to make peace offerings. You should wait for seven days, until I arrive and tell you what to do."

He waited for seven days, the time period indicated by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the army began to abandon Saul.

So David's servants went and spoke all these words to Nabal in David's name. Then they paused.

(Pe) All your enemies gloated over you. They sneered and gnashed their teeth; they said, "We have destroyed her! Ha! We have waited a long time for this day. We have lived to see it!"

"But if he strikes him out of hatred or throws something at him intentionally so that he dies,

However, suppose a person hates someone else and stalks him, attacks him, kills him, and then flees to one of these cities.

They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.

The wicked prepare to kill me, yet I concentrate on your rules.

surely you would not want to wait until they were old enough to marry! Surely you would not remain unmarried all that time! No, my daughters, you must not return with me. For my intense suffering is too much for you to bear. For the Lord is afflicting me!"

Look, I will be waiting at the fords of the desert until word from you reaches me."

Faithful men have disappeared from the land; there are no godly men left. They all wait in ambush so they can shed blood; they hunt their own brother with a net.

I listened and my stomach churned; the sound made my lips quiver. My frame went limp, as if my bones were decaying, and I shook as I tried to walk. I long for the day of distress to come upon the people who attack us.

Now the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder why he was delayed in the holy place.

While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,

Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, because they were all waiting for him.

People will be fainting from fear and from the expectation of what is coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

The Jewish leaders surrounded him and asked, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly."

So the lame man paid attention to them, expecting to receive something from them.

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was greatly upset because he saw the city was full of idols.

These had gone on ahead and were waiting for us in Troas.

So do not let them persuade you to do this, because more than forty of them are lying in ambush for him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him, and now they are ready, waiting for you to agree to their request."

But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance.

So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job, because the others were older than he was.

Look, I waited for you to speak; I listened closely to your wise thoughts,while you were searching for words.

And I have waited. But because they do not speak, because they stand there and answer no more,