For (A)the vision is yet for an appointed time;
But at the end it will speak, and it will (B)not lie.
Though it tarries, (C)wait for it;
Because it will (D)surely come,
It will not tarry.

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For the revelation awaits an appointed time;(A)
    it speaks of the end(B)
    and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait(C) for it;
    it[a] will certainly come
    and will not delay.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:3 Or Though he linger, wait for him; / he

14 (A)Wait[a] on the Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 27:14 Wait in faith

14 Wait(A) for the Lord;
    be strong(B) and take heart
    and wait for the Lord.

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36 (A)For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, (B)you may receive the promise:

37 “For (C)yet a little while,
And (D)He[a] who is coming will come and will not [b]tarry.

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  1. Hebrews 10:37 Or that which
  2. Hebrews 10:37 delay

36 You need to persevere(A) so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.(B) 37 For,

“In just a little while,
    he who is coming(C) will come
    and will not delay.”[a](D)

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  1. Hebrews 10:37 Isaiah 26:20; Hab. 2:3

25 For I am the Lord. I speak, and (A)the word which I speak will come to pass; it will no more be postponed; for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and (B)perform it,” says the Lord God.’ ”

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25 But I the Lord will speak what I will, and it shall be fulfilled without delay.(A) For in your days, you rebellious people, I will fulfill(B) whatever I say, declares the Sovereign Lord.(C)’”

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25 The Lord is good to those who (A)wait for Him,
To the soul who seeks Him.
26 It is good that one should (B)hope (C)and wait quietly
For the salvation of the Lord.

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25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
    to the one who seeks him;(A)
26 it is good to wait quietly(B)
    for the salvation of the Lord.(C)

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13 You will arise and have mercy on Zion;
For the time to favor her,
Yes, the set time, has come.

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13 You will arise(A) and have compassion(B) on Zion,
    for it is time(C) to show favor(D) to her;
    the appointed time(E) has come.

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(A)I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
And (B)in His word I do hope.
(C)My soul waits for the Lord
More than those who watch for the morning—
Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.

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I wait for the Lord,(A) my whole being waits,(B)
    and in his word(C) I put my hope.
I wait for the Lord
    more than watchmen(D) wait for the morning,
    more than watchmen wait for the morning.(E)

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14 Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people (A)in the latter days, (B)for the vision refers to many days yet to come.

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14 Now I have come to explain(A) to you what will happen to your people in the future,(B) for the vision concerns a time yet to come.(C)

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Be Patient and Persevering

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. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord [a]is at hand.

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  1. James 5:8 has drawn near

Patience in Suffering

Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming.(A) See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting(B) for the autumn and spring rains.(C) You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming(D) is near.(E)

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And (A)shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? I tell you (B)that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”

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And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out(A) to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man(B) comes,(C) will he find faith on the earth?”

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Therefore I will look to the Lord;
I will (A)wait for the God of my salvation;
My God will hear me.

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But as for me, I watch(A) in hope(B) for the Lord,
    I wait for God my Savior;
    my God will hear(C) me.

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God Will Be Gracious

18 Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be (A)gracious to you;
And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
(B)Blessed are all those who (C)wait for Him.

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18 Yet the Lord longs(A) to be gracious to you;
    therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.(B)
For the Lord is a God of justice.(C)
    Blessed are all who wait for him!(D)

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And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. For (A)the [a]mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only [b]He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, (B)whom the Lord will consume (C)with the breath of His mouth and destroy (D)with the brightness of His coming.

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 hidden truth
  2. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or he

And now you know what is holding him back,(A) so that he may be revealed at the proper time. For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back(B) will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed,(C) whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth(D) and destroy by the splendor of his coming.(E)

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