Quotes about Expectation
But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.
— Job 30:26
Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply?
— Job 32:16
Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin.
— Job 32:19
In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.
— Psalm 5:3
And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
— Psalm 39:7
My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning.
— Psalm 130:6
For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
— Proverbs 23:18
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!
— Isaiah 5:2
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?
— Isaiah 5:4
When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.
— Isaiah 64:3
“Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy.
— Isaiah 66:7
How long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the horn?
— Jeremiah 4:21