Bible Verses About Waiting for Restoration

And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:

After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord.

And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the Lord build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it.

And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

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.

Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.

For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.

And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.

My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.