31 Bible Verses about People Waiting

And he waited yet other seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.

And he waited yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove; but she returned no more to him.

And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood there to meet them, as they came out from Pharaoh.

And he said to the elders, Wait here for us, until we return to you; and behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matter, let him come before them.

And Moses said to them, Stay, and I will hear what Jehovah commands concerning you.

And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to thee, to offer up burnt-offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou wait, until I come to thee and inform thee what thou shalt do.

And he waited seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.

And David's young men came, and spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

All thine enemies open their mouth against thee, they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up; this is forsooth the day that we looked for: we have found, we have seen it.

And if he thrust at him out of hatred, or hurl at him intentionally, so that he die,

But if a man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and he flee into one of these cities,

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves; they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul.

The wicked have awaited me to destroy me; but I attend unto thy testimonies.

would ye wait on that account till they were grown? Would ye stay on that account from having husbands? No, my daughters, for I am in much more bitterness than you; for the hand of Jehovah is gone out against me.

See, I will stop in the plains of the desert, until there come word from you to inform me.

The godly man hath perished out of the land, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood, they hunt every man his brother with a net.

I heard, and my belly trembled; My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in my place, That I might rest in the day of distress, When their invader shall come up against the people.

And the people were awaiting Zacharias, and they wondered at his delaying in the temple.

But as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John whether he might be the Christ,

And it came to pass when Jesus returned, the crowd received him gladly, for they were all expecting him.

men ready to die through fear and expectation of what is coming on the habitable earth, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

The Jews therefore surrounded him, and said to him, Until when dost thou hold our soul in suspense? If thou art the Christ, say so to us openly.

And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.

But in Athens, while Paul was waiting for them, his spirit was painfully excited in him seeing the city given up to idolatry.

These going before waited for us in Troas;

Do not thou then be persuaded by them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have put themselves under a curse neither to eat nor drink till they kill him; and now they are ready waiting the promise from thee.

But if what we see not we hope, we expect in patience.

So that, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, wait for one another.

But Elihu had waited till Job had finished speaking, because they were older than he.

Lo, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasonings, until ye searched out what to say.

And I waited, for they spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more; --