Isaiah 8:16-17 - Compare All Versions
Isaiah 8:16-17 NIV (New International Version)
Bind up this testimony of warning and seal up God’s instruction among my disciples. I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my trust in him.
Isaiah 8:16-17 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Bind up the testimony; seal the teaching among my disciples. I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.
Isaiah 8:16-17 NLT (New Living Translation)
Preserve the teaching of God; entrust his instructions to those who follow me. I will wait for the LORD, who has turned away from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my hope in him.
Isaiah 8:16-17 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Bind up the testimony. Seal up the instruction among my disciples. I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will wait for him.
Isaiah 8:16-17 KJV (King James Version)
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 for him.
Isaiah 8:16-17 NKJV (New King James Version)
Bind up the testimony, Seal the law among my disciples. And I will wait on the LORD, Who hides His face from the house of Jacob; And I will hope in Him.
Isaiah 8:16-18 MSG (The Message)
Gather up the testimony, preserve the teaching for my followers, While I wait for GOD as long as he remains in hiding, while I wait and hope for him. I stand my ground and hope, I and the children GOD gave me as signs to Israel, Warning signs and hope signs from GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, who makes his home in Mount Zion.
Isaiah 8:16-17 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Bind up the testimony, seal the Law among my disciples. And I will wait for the LORD who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; I will wait eagerly for Him.
Isaiah 8:16-17 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Bind up the testimony, seal the law and the teaching among my (Isaiah’s) disciples. And I will wait for the LORD who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; and I will look eagerly for Him.
Isaiah 8:16-17 NET (New English Translation)
Tie up the scroll as legal evidence, seal the official record of God’s instructions and give it to my followers. I will wait patiently for the LORD, who has rejected the family of Jacob; I will wait for him.