228 verses contain “Hope” (in the KJV: 174, in the BSB: 167) — showing 1–100
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Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;
Return home, my daughters. Go on, for I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was
hope for me to have a husband
tonight and to bear sons,
Now the men did
diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did
hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Ben-
hadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Ben-
hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the
chariot.
Now the men were looking for a sign of
hope, and they quickly
grasped at this word and replied, “
Yes, your brother Ben-
hadad.” “Go and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-
hadad came out, and
Ahab had him come up into his
chariot.
For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none
abiding.
For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of
Elam, answered and said unto
Ezra, We have
trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is
hope in Israel concerning this thing.
Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an
Elamite, said to
Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is
hope for Israel.
Now in the
twelfth month, that is, the month
Adar, on the
thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews
hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that
hated them;)
On the
thirteenth day of the
twelfth month, the month of
Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had
hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who
hated them.
Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
Is your reverence not your confidence, and the uprightness of your ways your hope?
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
If only my request were granted and God would
fulfill my
hope:
What is my strength, that I should
hope? and what is mine end, that I should
prolong my life?
What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?
The troops of Tema looked, the companies of
Sheba waited for them.
The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of
Sheba hope to find it.
They were confounded because they had
hoped; they came thither, and were
ashamed.
They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
My days are swifter than a
weaver’s
shuttle, and are spent without
hope.
My days are swifter than a
weaver’s
shuttle; they come to an end without
hope.
So are the paths of all that
forget God; and the
hypocrite’s
hope shall perish:
Such is the
destiny of all who
forget God; so the
hope of the godless will perish.
Whose
hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a
spider’s web.
And thou shalt be secure, because there is
hope;
yea, thou shalt
dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will
elude them; they will
hope for their last breath.”
Though he
slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
Though He
slay me, I will
hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
For there is
hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will
sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
For there is
hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will
sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.
The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.
And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?
where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?
He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
He tears me down on every side until I am gone; He uproots my hope like a tree.
For what is the
hope of the
hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.
If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
Surely
hope of overcoming him is false. Is not the sight of him
overwhelming?
For the
needy shall not
alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
Therefore my heart is
glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in
hope.
Therefore my heart is
glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
But thou art he that took me out of the
womb: thou
didst make me
hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.
Yet You brought me forth from the
womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
Be of good courage, and he shall
strengthen your heart, all ye that
hope in the LORD.
Be strong and
courageous, all you who
hope in the LORD.
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall
inherit the earth.
For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who
hope in the LORD will
inherit the land.
For in thee, O LORD, do I
hope: thou
wilt hear, O Lord my God.
I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
Why are you
downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your
hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Why are you
downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your
hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my
Savior and my God.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Why are you
downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your
hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my
Savior and my God.
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in
robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
Place no trust in
extortion, or false
hope in
stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
By terrible things in righteousness
wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are
afar off upon the sea:
With
awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the
hope of all the ends of the earth and of the
farthest seas.
Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be
ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
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.
For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.
But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.
That they might set their
hope in God, and not
forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
that they should put their confidence in God, not
forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.
Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.
They that fear thee will be
glad when they see me; because I have
hoped in thy word.
May those who fear You see me and
rejoice, for I have
hoped in Your word.
My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
My soul
faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.
Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be
ashamed of my
hope.
Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be
ashamed of my
hope.
I prevented the
dawning of the morning, and
cried: I
hoped in thy word.
I rise before
dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my
hope.
LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.
I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.
I wait for the LORD, my soul
doth wait, and in his word do I
hope.
I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
Let Israel
hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is
plenteous redemption.
O Israel, put your
hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is
redemption in abundance.
Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.
O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, both now and forevermore.
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
The
hope of the righteous shall be
gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
Chasten thy son while there is
hope, and let not thy soul
spare for his crying.
Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
Seest thou a man wise in his own
conceit? there is more
hope of a
fool than of him.
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more
hope for a
fool than for him.
Seest thou a man that is
hasty in his words? there is more
hope of a
fool than of him.
Do you see a man who speaks in
haste? There is more
hope for a
fool than for him.
For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
There is
hope, however, for
anyone who is among the living; for even a live dog is better than a dead lion.
And they shall be afraid and
ashamed of
Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
Those who made
Cush their
hope and Egypt their
boast will be dismayed and
ashamed.
And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation,
whither we
flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?
And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of
hope, those to whom we fled for help and
deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”
For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not
celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot
hope for thy truth.
For
Sheol cannot
thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot
hope for Your faithfulness.
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”
And kings shall be thy
nursing fathers, and their queens thy
nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and
lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be
ashamed that 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.”
My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
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.
Thou art
wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no
hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou
wast not
grieved.
You are
wearied by your many journeys, but you did not say, “There is no
hope!” You found
renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak.
Therefore is judgment far from us, neither
doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
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.
We
roar all like bears, and
mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
We all
growl like bears and
moan like doves. We
hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
Withhold thy foot from being
unshod, and thy throat from
thirst: but thou saidst, There is no
hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.
You should have kept your feet from going bare and your throat from being
thirsty. But you said, ‘It is
hopeless! For I love foreign gods, and I must go after them.’
Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.
Surely
deception comes from the hills, and
commotion from the mountains. Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.
We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!
We
hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of
healing, but there was only terror.
O the
hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a
wayfaring man that turneth aside to
tarry for a night?
O
Hope of Israel, its
Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night?
Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul
lothed Zion? why hast thou
smitten us, and there is no
healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of
healing, and behold trouble!
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.
Are there any among the
vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.
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.
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
O LORD, the
hope of Israel, all that
forsake thee shall be
ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have
forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
O LORD, the
hope of Israel, all who
abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.
Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.
Do not become a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of
disaster.
And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.
But they will reply, ‘It is
hopeless. We will follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the
stubbornness of his evil heart.’”
Thus saith the LORD of hosts,
Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that
prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not
listen to the words of the prophets who
prophesy to you. They are filling you with false
hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to
prosper you and not to
harm you, to give you a future and a
hope.
And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
So there is hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children will return to their own land.
All who found them
devoured them, and their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty, for they have
sinned against the LORD, their true pasture, the LORD, the
hope of their fathers.’
And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:
So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.”
This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
Let him
bury his face in the dust— perhaps there is still
hope.
They have seen vanity and lying
divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to
hope that they would
confirm the word.
They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the
fulfillment of their message.
Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’