71 Bible Verses about Waiting
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Naomi said: Wait until you find out what happened. The man will not rest till he sees this thing through.
Then Jonah went out of the city. He sat on the east side of the city. He made a booth, and sat under it in the shade. He wanted to see what would become of the city.
The people were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. They waited a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him. They changed their minds and said he was a god.
He waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark. When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth. He waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, but this time it did not return to him.
She must stay at home for thirty-three days in order to be made clean from her bleeding. She must not touch anything holy or go into the holy place until the days needed to make her clean are over. When a woman gives birth to a girl, she will be unclean as in her monthly period. She will be unclean for two weeks. Then she must stay at home for sixty-six days in order to be made clean from her bleeding.
After a priest is made clean, he must wait seven days.
In the morning meet Pharaoh when he is on his way to the Nile. Wait for him on the bank of the river. Take the staff that turned into a snake.
David started down the other side of the Mount of Olives. He met Ziba, the chief servant of Mephibosheth. Ziba had two donkeys that were carrying two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred figs, and some wine.
So the prophet went away, and pulling his headband over his eyes to keep his face covered. He took his place by the road waiting for the king.
When you come together to eat, wait for one another.
He said to the elders: Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are with you. Anyone with a legal matter should approach them.
Paul waited for them at Athens. His spirit was irritated within him when he saw the city full of idols.
They left early and were waiting for us at Troas. We sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread. Five days later we met them at Troas, where we stayed seven days.
For in eating every one goes ahead with out waiting for everybody else. One is hungry and another is drunk.
They listened to me, and waited! They kept quiet to hear my counsel. After I spoke they did not speak again, and my word dropped upon them like dew. They waited for me as for the rain. They opened their mouths as for the spring rain.
Go ahead of me to Gilgal. I will come to sacrifice burnt offerings and make fellowship offerings. Wait seven days until I come to tell you what to do.
The day after tomorrow you will be missed even more. So go to the place where you hid on that other occasion. Stay by the rock.
I will wait at the river crossings in the wilderness until you send news.
Many people were expecting the Messiah. They reasoned in their hearts concerning John: Perhaps he was the Messiah.
Moses answered: Wait here until I find out what Jehovah commands you to do.
I will stand at my guard post at the tower on the wall. I will watch [and wait] to see what he will say to me and what I will answer when I am reproved.
The vision is yet for the appointed time. It moves quickly to the end. It will not lie! If it delays, wait for it for it will surely come. It will not be late!
You see I send the promise of my Father upon you. You are to wait in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.
When they were gathered together he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem. They were to wait for the promise of the Father that he spoke about. John baptized with water; but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit in a few days, He said.
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar. They confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout. He was waiting for God to save Israel. God's Holy Spirit was working in him.
Joseph of Arimathaea was a prominent council member who also was looking for the Kingdom of God. He boldly approached Pilate and asked for Jesus' body.
He was from Arimathaea a city of the Jews and was looking for the kingdom of God.
I heard and my body trembled! My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness entered into my bones and I tremble. I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, for the people who invade us.
How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me?
My righteousness is near. My salvation is on the way and my arm (power) will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm (power).
Wait for me, said Jehovah, until the day that I rise up as a witness. I am determined to gather the nations. I will assemble the kingdoms to pour out upon them my indignation, even all my fierce anger! All the earth will be devoured with the fire of my zeal.
Each of them was given a white robe. They were told that they should rest for a little while. [They were to wait] until the [number] of their fellow servants and their brothers, who would be killed, as they were, should be fulfilled.
Be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and late rains. You also be patient. Make your hearts firm, for the coming of the Lord is near.
Be like men looking for their master to return. He will knock when he returns from the marriage feast, and it will immediately be opened to him.
You do not lack spiritual gifts as you wait for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
and to wait for his Son to come from heaven, his Son Jesus, whom he raised from death and who rescues us from God's anger (indignation) that is to come.
So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. He will appear the second time without sin to those who look to him for their salvation.
For the earnest expectation of the creation is waiting for the manifestation (revelation) (disclosure) of the sons of God. For the creation was subject to corruption, not by it's own will but by reason of the one who subjected it on the basis of hope. The creation will also be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
Behold! I WILL CREATE A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
If the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from among the dead dwells with you, he who raised Christ from among the dead shall also make your mortal bodies alive. This is on account of his Spirit that dwells with you.
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption. It is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor. It is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness and it is raised in power.
We look for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness dwells. This is according to his promise.
Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be. We know that when he is revealed we will be like him. We will see him just as he is.
I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. There was no more sea.
Joshua sent them forth. They went to lie in ambush, and stay between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai. Joshua lodged that night among the people.
You and your men should move by night and hide in the fields. Get up early in the morning at sunrise and attack the city. When he and the people who are with him come out against you do what you can against them.
If they say: Come with us. Let us lie in wait to kill someone. Let us ambush the innocent without cause. Let us swallow them alive and whole just as the grave does, and just as the dead go into the pit. We will find precious material possessions and we fill our houses with plunder.
But if there is a man who hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him and murders him. If he flees to one of these cities,
He waits in ambush in the villages. From his hiding places he kills innocent people. He searches for victims.
A prostitute is a deep pit. An adulterous wife is a well of tribulation. She also lies in wait as for a victim, and increases the transgressors among men.
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous. Do not destroy his resting place.
Wicked men are found among my people. They lie in ambush like bird catchers. They set traps and catch men.
The wicked spies upon the righteous and seeks to kill him.
The people of Gaza discovered that Samson was there. They surrounded the place and waited for him all night long at the city gate. They were quiet all night, thinking: We will wait until daybreak and kill him.
They lie in ambush for me right here! Fierce men attack me, O Jehovah, but not because of any disobedience.
My enemies talk about me. They watch me as they plot to take my life. They say: God has abandoned him. Pursue him and grab him because there is no one to rescue him.
The wicked wait for me to destroy me. I shall diligently consider your laws.
For I have heard the whispering of many: Terror on every side! Denounce him; yes, let us denounce him! All my trusted friends are watching for my fall. They say: Perhaps he will be deceived, so that we may prevail against him and take our revenge on him.
From Thematic Bible
Waiting » Those that wait on the lord
Jehovah is waiting to be kind to you. He rises to have compassion on you. Jehovah is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.
Kings will be your guardians. Their princesses will be your nurses. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth. They will lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am Jehovah. Those who hopefully wait for me will not be put to shame.
Gird your loins (strengthen yourselves) and light your lamps. Be like men looking for their master to return. He will knock when he returns from the marriage feast, and it will immediately be opened to him. Those servants are blessed, for the master will find them alert when he comes. I tell you he will tighten his belt, have them sit down at the table, and he will serve them the meal. read more.
Even if he comes in the second watch or the third and he finds the same his servants are blessed. Know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming he would have watched. He would not have allowed his house to be broken into. You be ready! The Son of man will come at a time when you do not think he will.
Even young people grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. Those who hope in Jehovah will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary! They will walk and not be faint.
Waiting » The reward for waiting on the lord
([Psalm of David]) I waited patiently for Jehovah and he bent down to me and heard my cry.
Hope (wait) (expect) (trust) in Jehovah and be strong. Let your heart be courageous. Yes, hope in Jehovah.
He will swallow up death forever! The Sovereign Lord Jehovah will wipe away the tears from all faces. He will take away the disgrace of His people from the earth. Jehovah has spoken! On that day his people will say: This is our God! We have waited for Him and now He will save us. This is Jehovah. We have waited for Him. Let us rejoice and be glad because He will save us.
Wait for Jehovah and keep his way and he will exalt you to inherit the earth. You will see it when the wicked are destroyed.
Waiting » Who waits for the lord
I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that will be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation is waiting for the manifestation (revelation) (disclosure) of the sons of God. For the creation was subject to corruption, not by it's own will but by reason of the one who subjected it on the basis of hope. read more.
The creation will also be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans and is in pain together until now. We also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption and the release from our bodies by ransom.
Christ liberated us for freedom (moral liberty). Stand fast therefore, and do not become entangled again in a yoke of bondage. Behold, I Paul say to you, that, if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you. Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision. He is under obligation to obey the whole Law. read more.
You who seek to be righteous by Law are separated from Christ. You have fallen away from grace. For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision means anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
Waiting » Illustrated
Be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and late rains.
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to Jehovah our God, until he is gracious to us.
Be like men looking for their master to return. He will knock when he returns from the marriage feast, and it will immediately be opened to him.
Waiting » Upon God » As the giver of all temporal blessings
The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due time. You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
All of them wait for you to give them their food at the proper time. You give it to them, and they gather it up. You open your hand, and they are satisfied with many blessings.
Waiting » Exhortations and encouragements to
Hope (wait) (expect) (trust) in Jehovah and be strong. Let your heart be courageous. Yes, hope in Jehovah.
Surrender to Jehovah and wait patiently for him. Do not be preoccupied with an evildoer who succeeds in his way when he carries out his schemes.
Return to your God. Constantly express loving kindness and justice. Always wait with hope in your God.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Are blessed
Jehovah is waiting to be kind to you. He rises to have compassion on you. Jehovah is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.
Blessed is he who waits and comes to the thousand three hundred and thirty five days.
Waiting » Especially in adversity
I will wait for Jehovah, who hides his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will hope in him.
([[Psalm of David] when Saul sent men to watch and kill him:]) Rescue me from my enemies, O my God. Protect me from those who attack me. Deliver me from troublemakers. Save me from bloodthirsty people. They lie in ambush for me right here! Fierce men attack me, O Jehovah, but not because of any disobedience. read more.
And not because any sin or any guilt on my part. They hurry to take positions against me. Wake up, and help me; see for yourself. O Jehovah God of Hosts, God of Israel, arise to punish all the nations. Have no pity on any who pursue iniquity. They return in the evening. They howl like dogs. They prowl the city. See what pours out of their mouths, swords from their lips! They think: Who will hear us? O Jehovah, you laugh at them. You make fun of all the nations. O my strength, I watch for you! God is my stronghold, my merciful God!
Waiting » For salvation
([Psalm of David]) I wait silently for my God. My salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my stronghold. I cannot be severely shaken.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will not be ashamed
Kings will be your guardians. Their princesses will be your nurses. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth. They will lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am Jehovah. Those who hopefully wait for me will not be put to shame.
No one who waits for you will ever be put to shame, but all who are treacherous will be put to shame.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will be saved
On that day his people will say: This is our God! We have waited for Him and now He will save us. This is Jehovah. We have waited for Him. Let us rejoice and be glad because He will save us.
Waiting » Saints plead, in prayer
Jehovah, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.
Integrity and honesty will protect me because I wait for you.
Waiting » For the coming of Christ
and to wait for his Son to come from heaven, his Son Jesus, whom he raised from death and who rescues us from God's anger (indignation) that is to come.
You do not lack spiritual gifts as you wait for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Waiting » For protection
O my strength, I watch for you! God is my stronghold, my merciful God! My God of loving-kindness will come to meet me. He will let me gloat over those who spy on me.
Waiting » Predicted of the gentiles
He will not lose hope or courage. He will establish justice on the earth. Distant lands eagerly wait for his law.
Surely the coastlands wait with hope for me. The ships from Tarshish are the first to bring your children from far away. They bring their silver and their gold with them to honor the name of Jehovah your God, the Holy One of Israel, because he has honored you.
Waiting » Saints resolve on
I will thank you forever for what you have done. I will wait in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your holy (God-like) ones.
Waiting » With patience
([Psalm of David]) I waited patiently for Jehovah and he bent down to me and heard my cry.
Surrender to Jehovah and wait patiently for him. Do not be preoccupied with an evildoer who succeeds in his way when he carries out his schemes.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will renew their strength
Those who hope in Jehovah will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary! They will walk and not be faint.
Waiting » Upon God » As the God of providence
The valueless gods of the nations cannot make it rain. The skies cannot give showers by themselves. But you can, O Jehovah our God. We hope in you because you do all these things.
Waiting » Should be with the soul
I will wait calmly for God alone, because my hope comes from him.
([Psalm of David]) I wait silently for my God. My salvation comes from him.
Waiting » For pardon
Jehovah, for what do I wait? My hope is in you. Deliver me from all my sin. Do not disgrace me in front of godless fools.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will receive the glorious things prepared by God for them
No one has ever heard and no one has paid attention. No one has perceived any god except you. You help those who wait for you.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will rejoice in salvation
On that day his people will say: This is our God! We have waited for Him and now He will save us. This is Jehovah. We have waited for Him. Let us rejoice and be glad because He will save us.
Waiting » Exemplified » Isaiah
I will wait for Jehovah, who hides his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will hope in him.
Waiting » Exemplified » Joseph
Joseph of Arimathaea was a prominent council member who also was looking for the Kingdom of God. He boldly approached Pilate and asked for Jesus' body.
Waiting » Exemplified » jacob
Waiting » In the way of his judgments
Yes, Jehovah, walking in the way of your Laws, we wait for you. Your name and your fame are the desire of our hearts.
Waiting » With hope in his word
Waiting » With earnest desire
I wait for Jehovah more than the watchmen for the morning. Yes, more than the watchmen for the morning.
Waiting » For mercy
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to Jehovah our God, until he is gracious to us.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will inherit the earth
Waiting » Those who engage in » Experience his goodness
Waiting » Those who engage in » Wait upon him only
I will wait calmly for God alone, because my hope comes from him.
Waiting » Those who engage in » Are heard
([Psalm of David]) I waited patiently for Jehovah and he bent down to me and heard my cry.
Waiting » Exemplified » Micah
But as for me, I will look to Jehovah! I will wait for the God of my salvation! My God will hear me.
Waiting » Exemplified » David
Waiting » Upon God » As the God of salvation
Make me walk (guide me) (bend me) in your truth and teach me because you are my God of salvation. I wait all day long for you.
Waiting » The patience of saints often tested in
Waiting » For the fulfillment of his word
The vision is yet for the appointed time. It moves quickly to the end. It will not lie! If it delays, wait for it for it will surely come. It will not be late!
Waiting » For the consolation of israel
There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout. He was waiting for God to save Israel. God's Holy Spirit was working in him.
Waiting » For guidance and teaching
Make me walk (guide me) (bend me) in your truth and teach me because you are my God of salvation. I wait all day long for you.
Waiting » Continually
Return to your God. Constantly express loving kindness and justice. Always wait with hope in your God.
Waiting » Saints have expectation from
I will wait calmly for God alone, because my hope comes from him.
Waiting » With full confidence
But as for me, I will look to Jehovah! I will wait for the God of my salvation! My God will hear me.
Waiting » With resignation
Waiting » God calls us to
Wait for me, said Jehovah, until the day that I rise up as a witness. I am determined to gather the nations. I will assemble the kingdoms to pour out upon them my indignation, even all my fierce anger! All the earth will be devoured with the fire of my zeal.
Waiting » All day
Make me walk (guide me) (bend me) in your truth and teach me because you are my God of salvation. I wait all day long for you.
Waiting » Is good
I will thank you forever for what you have done. I will wait in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your holy (God-like) ones.
Waiting » For the hope of righteousness by faith
For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.
Waiting » For the fulfillment of his promises
When they were gathered together he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem. They were to wait for the promise of the Father that he spoke about.
Topics on Waiting
Attitudes While Waiting For Second Coming
Luke 12:36Be like men looking for their master to return. He will knock when he returns from the marriage feast, and it will immediately be opened to him.
God Waiting
Isaiah 30:18Jehovah is waiting to be kind to you. He rises to have compassion on you. Jehovah is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.
People Waiting
Genesis 8:10He waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark.
Waiting At Gates
Acts 9:24Saul learned about their plot against him. They watched the gates day and night to kill him.
Waiting For The Second Coming
Philippians 3:20However, our citizenship is in heaven. We also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Waiting On God
Hosea 12:6Return to your God. Constantly express loving kindness and justice. Always wait with hope in your God.
Waiting On The Lord
Psalm 27:14Hope (wait) (expect) (trust) in Jehovah and be strong. Let your heart be courageous. Yes, hope in Jehovah.
Waiting Till Marriage
Deuteronomy 24:5A newly married man must not be drafted into the army or charged with any duty. He shall be free at home one year and shall give happiness to the wife he has married.
