Every Time the Word "Wait" is used in the Bible
10 And he waited yet another seven days, and again he sent the dove out from the ark.
Genesis 8:12
12 So he waited yet another seven days and sent out the dove, which did not return again to him anymore.
Genesis 49:18
18 xI have waited for your salvation, O LORD!
Exodus 12:39
39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they had brought out of Egypt; for it was not leavened, because dthey were driven out of Egypt and could not wait, nor had they prepared provisions for themselves.
Exodus 21:13
13 However, hif he did not lie in wait, but God idelivered him into his hand, then jI will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
Exodus 24:14
14 And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we come back to you. Indeed, Aaron and sHur are with you. If any man has a difficulty, let him go to them.”
Numbers 35:20
20 pIf he pushes him out of hatred or, qwhile lying in wait, hurls something at him so that he dies,
Numbers 35:22
22 ‘However, if he pushes him suddenly rwithout enmity, or throws anything at him without lying in wait,
Deuteronomy 19:11
11 “But iif anyone hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises against him and strikes him mortally, so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities,
Judges 3:25
25 So they waited till they were vembarrassed, and still he had not opened the doors of the upper room. Therefore they took the key and opened them. And there was their master, fallen dead on the floor.
Judges 6:18
18 xDo not depart from here, I pray, until I come to You and bring out my offering and set it before You.”
And He said, “I will wait until you come back.”
Judges 9:32
32 Now therefore, get up by night, you and the people who are with you, and 6lie in wait in the field.
Judges 9:34
34 So Abimelech and all the people who were with him rose by night, and 8lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
Judges 9:35
35 When Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance to the city gate, Abimelech and the people who were with him rose from lying in wait.
Judges 9:43
43 So he took his people, divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the field. And he looked, and there were the people, coming out of the city; and he rose against them and 2attacked them.
Judges 16:2
2 When the Gazites were told, “Samson has come here!” they bsurrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. They were quiet all night, saying, “In the morning, when it is daylight, we will kill him.”
Judges 16:9
9 Now men were lying in wait, staying with her in the room. And she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he broke the bowstrings as a strand of yarn breaks when it touches fire. So the secret of his strength was not known.
Judges 16:12
12 Therefore Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them, and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And men were lying in wait, staying in the room. But he broke them off his arms like a thread.
Judges 21:20
20 Therefore they instructed the children of Benjamin, saying, “Go, lie in wait in the vineyards,
Ruth 1:13
13 would you wait for them till they were grown? Would you restrain yourselves from having husbands? No, my daughters; for it grieves me very much for your sakes that nthe hand of the LORD has gone out against me!”
1 Samuel 1:23
23 So dElkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him. Only let the LORD 7establish 8His word.” Then the woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.
1 Samuel 10:8
8 You shall go down before me pto Gilgal; and surely I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and make sacrifices of peace offerings. qSeven days you shall wait, till I come to you and show you what you should do.”
1 Samuel 13:8
8 jThen he waited seven days, according to the time set by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
1 Samuel 14:9
9 If they say thus to us, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stand still in our place and not go up to them.
1 Samuel 15:5
5 And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and lay in wait in the valley.
1 Samuel 22:8
8 All of you have conspired against me, and there is no one who reveals to me that imy son has made a covenant with the son of Jesse; and there is not one of you who is sorry for me or reveals to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as it is this day.”
1 Samuel 22:13
13 Then Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as it is this day?”
1 Samuel 25:9
9 So when David’s young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all these words in the name of David, and waited.
2 Samuel 10:5
5 When they told David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly 1ashamed. And the king said, “Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”
2 Samuel 11:12
12 Then David said to Uriah, “Wait here today also, and tomorrow I will let you depart.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next.
2 Samuel 15:28
28 See, kI will wait in the plains of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”
1 Kings 20:38
38 Then the prophet departed and waited for the king by the road, and disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes.
2 Kings 5:2
2 And the Syrians had gone out con 1raids, and had brought back captive a young girl from the land of Israel. She 2waited on Naaman’s wife.
2 Kings 6:33
33 And while he was still talking with them, there was the messenger, coming down to him; and then the king said, “Surely this calamity is from the LORD; wwhy should I wait for the LORD any longer?”
2 Kings 7:9
9 Then they said to one another, “We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, and we remain silent. If we wait until morning light, some 2punishment will come upon us. Now therefore, come, let us go and tell the king’s household.”
1 Chronicles 19:5
5 Then some went and told David about the men; and he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”
Job 14:14
14 If a man dies, shall he live again?
All the days of my hard service kI will wait,
Till my change comes.
Job 15:22
22 He does not believe that he will oreturn from darkness,
For a sword is waiting for him.
Job 17:13
13 If I wait for the grave as my house,
If I make my bed in the darkness,
Job 24:15
15 jThe eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight,
kSaying, ‘No eye will see me’;
And he 1disguises his face.
Job 29:21
21 “Men listened to me and waited,
And kept silence for my counsel.
Job 29:23
23 They waited for me as for the rain,
And they opened their mouth wide as for rthe spring rain.
Job 30:26
26 kBut when I looked for good, evil came to me;
And when I waited for light, then came darkness.
Job 32:4
4 Now because they were years older than he, Elihu had waited 1to speak to Job.
Job 32:11
11 Indeed I waited for your words,
I listened to your reasonings, while you searched out what to say.
Job 32:16
16 And I have waited, because they did not speak,
Because they stood still and answered no more.
Job 35:14
14 lAlthough you say you do not see Him,
Yet justice is before Him, and myou must wait for Him.
Job 38:40
40 When they crouch in their dens,
Or lurk in their lairs to lie in wait?
Psalm 10:9
9 He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den;
He lies in wait to catch the poor;
He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
Psalm 25:3
3 Indeed, let no one who 1waits on You be ashamed;
Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.
Psalm 25:5
5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
On You I wait all the day.
Psalm 25:21
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
For I wait for You.
Psalm 27:14
14 oWait 5on the LORD;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the LORD!
Psalm 33:20
20 Our soul waits for the LORD;
He is our help and our shield.
Psalm 37:7
7 Rest in the LORD, gand wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who hprospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
Psalm 37:9
9 For evildoers shall be 2cut off;
But those who wait on the LORD,
They shall kinherit the earth.
Psalm 37:34
34 bWait on the LORD,
And keep His way,
And He shall exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
Psalm 39:7
7 “And now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My ehope is in You.
Psalm 40:1
1 I awaited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me,
And heard my cry.
Psalm 52:9
9 I will praise You forever,
Because You have done it;
And in the presence of Your saints
I will wait on Your name, for it 3is good.
Psalm 56:6
6 They gather together,
They hide, they mark my steps,
When they lie in wait for my life.
Psalm 59:3
3 For look, they lie in wait for my life;
bThe mighty gather against me,
Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O LORD.
Psalm 59:9
9 I will wait for You, O You 5his Strength;
hFor God is my 6defense.
Psalm 62:1
1 Truly bmy soul silently waits for God;
From Him comes my salvation.
Psalm 62:5
5 My soul, wait silently for God alone,
For my 3expectation is from Him.
Psalm 69:3
3 cI am weary with my crying;
My throat is dry;
dMy eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Psalm 69:6
6 Let not those who 3wait for You, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed because of me;
Let not those who seek You be 4confounded because of me, O God of Israel.
Psalm 71:10
10 For my enemies speak against me;
And those who lie in wait for my life ktake counsel together,
Psalm 104:27
27 tThese all wait for You,
That You may give them their food in due season.
Psalm 106:13
13 mThey soon forgot His works;
They did not wait for His counsel,
Psalm 119:95
95 The wicked wait for me to destroy me,
But I will 7consider Your testimonies.
Psalm 130:5
5 fI wait for the LORD, my soul waits,
And gin His word I do hope.
Psalm 130:6
6 hMy soul waits for the Lord
More than those who watch for the morning—
Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.
Proverbs 1:11
11 If they say, “Come with us,
Let us ilie in wait to shed blood;
Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
Proverbs 1:18
18 But they lie in wait for their own blood,
They lurk secretly for their own lives.
Proverbs 8:34
34 uBlessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
Proverbs 12:6
6 dThe words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”
eBut the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
Proverbs 20:22
22 wDo not say, “I will 4recompense evil”;
xWait for the LORD, and He will save you.
Proverbs 23:28
28 pShe also lies in wait as for a victim,
And increases the unfaithful among men.
Proverbs 24:15
15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not plunder his resting place;
Proverbs 27:18
18 jWhoever 4keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit;
So he who waits on his master will be honored.
Isaiah 8:17
17 And I will wait on the LORD,
Who phides His face from the house of Jacob;
And I qwill hope in Him.
Isaiah 25:9
9 And it will be said in that day:
“Behold, this is our God;
mWe have waited for Him, and He will save us.
This is the LORD;
We have waited for Him;
nWe will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.”
Isaiah 26:8
8 Yes, hin the way of Your judgments,
O LORD, we have iwaited for You;
The desire of our soul is for Your name
And for the remembrance of You.
Isaiah 30:18
God Will Be Gracious
18 Therefore the LORD will wait, that He may be vgracious to you;
And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you.
For the LORD is a God of justice;
wBlessed are all those who xwait for Him.
Isaiah 33:2
2 O LORD, be gracious to us;
dWe have waited for You.
Be 1their arm every morning,
Our salvation also in the time of trouble.
Isaiah 40:31
31 But those who bwait on the LORD
cShall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 42:4
4 He will not fail nor be discouraged,
Till He has established justice in the earth;
dAnd the coastlands shall wait for His law.”
Isaiah 49:23
23 fKings shall be your foster fathers,
And their queens your nursing mothers;
They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth,
And glick up the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am the LORD,
hFor they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.”
Isaiah 51:5
5 iMy righteousness is near,
My salvation has gone forth,
jAnd My arms will judge the peoples;
kThe coastlands will wait upon Me,
And lon My arm they will trust.
Isaiah 60:9
9 mSurely the coastlands shall wait for Me;
And the ships of Tarshish will come first,
nTo bring your sons from afar,
oTheir silver and their gold with them,
To the name of the LORD your God,
And to the Holy One of Israel,
pBecause He has glorified you.
Isaiah 64:4
4 For since the beginning of the world
cMen have not heard nor perceived by the ear,
Nor has the eye seen any God besides You,
Who acts for the one who waits for Him.
Jeremiah 5:26
26 ‘For among My people are found wicked men;
They olie in wait as one who sets snares;
They set a trap;
They catch men.
Jeremiah 9:8
8 Their tongue is an arrow shot out;
It speaks kdeceit;
One speaks lpeaceably to his neighbor with his mouth,
But 3in his heart he 4lies in wait.
Jeremiah 14:22
22 iAre there any among jthe idols of the nations that can cause krain?
Or can the heavens give showers?
lAre You not He, O LORD our God?
Therefore we will wait for You,
Since You have made all these.
Lamentations 2:16
16 kAll your enemies have opened their mouth against you;
They hiss and gnash their teeth.
They say, l“We have swallowed her up!
Surely this is the mday we have waited for;
We have found it, nwe have seen it!”
Lamentations 3:10
10 fHe has been to me a bear lying in wait,
Like a lion in 2ambush.
Lamentations 3:25
25 The LORD is good to those who vwait for Him,
To the soul who seeks Him.
Lamentations 3:26
26 It is good that one should whope xand wait quietly
For the salvation of the LORD.
Lamentations 4:19
19 Our pursuers were yswifter
Than the eagles of the heavens.
They pursued us on the mountains
And lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
Ezekiel 19:5
5 ‘When she saw that she waited, that her hope was lost,
She took danother of her cubs and made him a young lion.
Daniel 12:12
12 Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.
Hosea 6:9
9 As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man,
So the company of npriests omurder on the way to Shechem;
Surely they commit plewdness.
Hosea 7:6
6 They prepare their heart like an oven,
While they lie in wait;
4Their baker sleeps all night;
In the morning it burns like a flaming fire.
Hosea 12:6
6 iSo you, by the help of your God, return;
Observe mercy and justice,
And wait on your God continually.
Micah 5:7
7 Then othe remnant of Jacob
Shall be in the midst of many peoples,
pLike dew from the LORD,
Like showers on the grass,
That 4tarry for no man
Nor 5wait for the sons of men.
Micah 7:2
2 The cfaithful 1man has perished from the earth,
And there is no one upright among men.
They all lie in wait for blood;
dEvery man hunts his brother with a net.
Micah 7:7
7 Therefore I will look to the LORD;
I will jwait for the God of my salvation;
My God will hear me.
Habakkuk 2:3
3 For cthe vision is yet for an appointed time;
But at the end it will speak, and it will dnot lie.
Though it tarries, ewait for it;
Because it will fsurely come,
It will not tarry.
Zephaniah 3:8
A Faithful Remnant
8 “Therefore hwait for Me,” says the LORD,
“Until the day I rise up 4for plunder;
My determination is to igather the nations
To My assembly of kingdoms,
To pour on them My indignation,
All My fierce anger;
All the earth jshall be devoured
With the fire of My jealousy.
Mark 15:43
43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who owas himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
Luke 1:21
21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple.
Luke 2:25
Simeon’s Prophecy
25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, ywaiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Luke 8:40
40 So it was, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him.
Luke 11:54
54 lying in wait for Him, 7and useeking to catch Him in something He might say, 8that they might accuse Him.
Luke 12:36
36 and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately.
Luke 23:51
51 He had not consented to their decision and deed. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, uwho 6himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God.
John 5:3
3 In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, 2paralyzed, 3waiting for the moving of the water.
Acts 1:4
The Holy Spirit Promised
4 eAnd being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have fheard from Me;
Acts 10:7
7 And when the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier from among those who waited on him continually.
Acts 10:24
Peter Meets Cornelius
24 And the following day they entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his relatives and close friends.
Acts 17:16
The Philosophers at Athens
16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, ohis spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was 5given over to idols.
Acts 20:5
5 These men, going ahead, waited for us at iTroas.
Acts 22:16
16 And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, yand wash away your sins, zcalling on the name of the Lord.’
Acts 23:21
21 But do not yield to them, for more than forty of them lie in wait for him, men who have bound themselves by an oath that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him; and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you.”
Acts 23:30
30 And xwhen it was told me that 4the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him immediately to you, and yalso commanded his accusers to state before you the charges against him.
Farewell.
Acts 27:33
33 And as day was about to dawn, Paul implored them all to take food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have waited and continued without food, and eaten nothing.
Romans 8:19
19 For athe earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.
Romans 8:23
23 Not only that, but we also who have ethe firstfruits of the Spirit, feven we ourselves groan gwithin ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the hredemption of our body.
Romans 8:25
25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
1 Corinthians 1:7
7 so that you come short in no gift, eagerly lwaiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
1 Corinthians 11:33
33 Therefore, my brethren, when you acome together to eat, wait for one another.
1 Corinthians 16:11
11 mTherefore let no one despise him. But send him on his journey nin peace, that he may come to me; for I am waiting for him with the brethren.
Galatians 5:5
5 For we through the Spirit eagerly gwait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
Philippians 3:20
20 For lour citizenship is in heaven, mfrom which we also neagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
1 Thessalonians 1:10
10 and pto wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us qfrom the wrath to come.
Hebrews 9:28
28 so rChrist was soffered once to bear the sins tof many. To those who ueagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.
Hebrews 10:13
13 from that time waiting jtill His enemies are made His footstool.
Hebrews 11:10
10 for he waited for lthe city which has foundations, mwhose builder and maker is God.
James 5:7
Be Patient and Persevering
7 Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.
1 Peter 3:20
20 who formerly were disobedient, 7when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.