- waited carefully:
- or, was grieved, "And when he came,ª° lo,¹ Eliª satª° upon¹ a seatª by the waysideªª²° watching:ª° for¹ his heartª trembledª for¹ the arkª of God.ª And when the manª cameª° into the city,ª and toldª° [it], all¹ the cityª cried out.ª°" {1Sm 4:13} + "When¹ I looked²° for¹ good,ª then evilª cameª° [unto me]: and when I waitedª° for light,ª there cameª° darkness.ª" {Job 30:26} + "Therefore¹¹ is judgment² farª°¹ from¹ us, neither¹ doth justiceª overtakeª° us: we waitª° for light,ª but behold¹ obscurity;ª for brightness,ª [but] we walkª° in darkness.ª ... We roarª° all¹ like bears,ª and mournª° sore²° like doves:ª we lookª° for judgment,ª but [there is] none;¹ for salvation,ª [but] it is far offª° from¹ us." {Isa 59:9-11} + "We lookedª° for peace,ª but no¹ goodª [came; and] for a timeª of health,ª and behold¹ trouble!ª" {Jer 8:15} + "Hast thou utterly²° rejectedª°¹ Judah?ª hath thy soulª lothedª° Zion?ª why¹ hast thou smittenª° us, and [there is] no¹ healingª for us? we lookedª° for peace,ª and [there is] no¹ good;ª and for the timeª of healing,ª and behold¹ trouble!ª" {Jer 14:19}
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