קָוָה

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1. Genesis 1:9יִקָּו֨וּlet them gather

   And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

2. Genesis 49:18קִוִּ֥יתִיI wait eagerly

   I await Your salvation, O LORD.

3. Job 3:9יְקַו־let it wait

   May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.

4. Job 6:19קִוּוּ־they look eagerly

   The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.

5. Job 7:2יְקַוֶּ֥ה[who] he longs for

   Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.

6. Job 17:13אֲ֭קַוֶּהI will hope for

   If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,

7. Job 30:26קִ֭וִּיתִיI waited for

   But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.

8. Psalms 25:3קֹ֭וֶיךָ[those who] wait for you

   Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.

9. Psalms 25:5קִ֝וִּ֗יתִיI have waited for

   Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.

10. Psalms 25:21קִוִּיתִֽיךָI have waited for you

    May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.

11. Psalms 27:14קַוֵּ֗הwait

    Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

12. Psalms 27:14וְ֝קַוֵּ֗הand wait

    Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

13. Psalms 37:9וְקֹוֵ֥יand [those who] wait for

    For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

14. Psalms 37:34קַוֵּ֤הwait

    Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

15. Psalms 39:7קִּוִּ֣יתִיdo I wait for

    And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.

16. Psalms 40:1קַוֹּ֣הcertainly <to wait>

    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

17. Psalms 40:1קִוִּ֣יתִיI waited for

    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

18. Psalms 52:9וַאֲקַוֶּ֖הand I may wait for

    I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name— for it is good— in the presence of Your saints.

19. Psalms 56:6קִוּ֥וּthey have waited for

    They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

20. Psalms 69:6קֹוֶיךָ֮[those who] wait for you

    May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.

21. Psalms 69:20וָאֲקַוֶּ֣הand I waited

    Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.

22. Psalms 119:95קִוּ֣וּthey have waited

    The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.

23. Psalms 130:5קִוִּ֣יתִיI wait for

    I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.

24. Psalms 130:5קִוְּתָ֣הit waits

    I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.

25. Proverbs 20:22קַוֵּ֥הwait

    Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.

26. Isaiah 5:2וַיְקַ֛וand he waited

    He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!

27. Isaiah 5:4קִוֵּ֛יתִיdid I wait

    What more could I have done for My vineyard than I already did for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit?

28. Isaiah 5:7וַיְקַ֤וand he waited

    For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.

29. Isaiah 8:17וְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־and I will wait eagerly

    I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.

30. Isaiah 25:9קִוִּ֥ינוּwe have waited

    And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

31. Isaiah 25:9קִוִּ֣ינוּwe have waited

    And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

32. Isaiah 26:8קִוִּינ֑וּךָwe have waited for you

    Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.

33. Isaiah 33:2קִוִּ֑ינוּwe have waited

    O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.

34. Isaiah 40:31וְקוֹיֵ֤and [those who] wait for

    But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

35. Isaiah 49:23קוָֹֽי ס[those who] wait for me

    Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”

36. Isaiah 51:5יְקַוּ֔וּthey will wait

    My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.

37. Isaiah 59:9נְקַוֶּ֤הwe wait eagerly

    Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.

38. Isaiah 59:11נְקַוֶּ֤הwe wait eagerly

    We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.

39. Isaiah 60:9יְקַוּ֗וּthey will wait

    Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.

40. Isaiah 64:3נְקַוֶּ֑הwe were looking for

    When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.

41. Jeremiah 3:17וְנִקְוּ֨וּand they will be collected

    At that time Jerusalem will be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.

42. Jeremiah 8:15קַוֵּ֥הwe waited eagerly

    We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.

43. Jeremiah 13:16וְקִוִּיתֶ֤םand you will wait

    Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.

44. Jeremiah 14:19קַוֵּ֤הwe waited eagerly

    Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.

45. Jeremiah 14:22וּ֨נְקַוֶּה־so we may wait eagerly

    Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.

46. Lamentations 2:16שֶׁקִּוִּינֻ֖הוּthat we have waited for it

    All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”

47. Lamentations 3:25לְקוָֹ֔יוto [those who] wait for him

    The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

48. Hosea 12:6וְקַוֵּ֥הand wait

    But you must return to your God, maintaining love and justice, and always waiting on your God.

49. Micah 5:7יְקַוֶּה֙it waits

    Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.