Contradiction with Habakkuk 2:3
Contrasts with the delay portrayed in Luke 1:21 by emphasizing that the appointed time will not tarry.
Habakkuk 2:3: 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.
Contradiction with Isaiah 40:31
Contradicts the implied anxiety in waiting from Luke 1:21, by suggesting that those who wait on the Lord renew their strength.
Isaiah 40:31: 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. [renew: Heb. change]
Contradiction with Psalm 27:14
Opposes the anxious waiting in Luke 1:21 by encouraging waiting on the Lord with courage and strength.
Psalm 27:14: Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Contradiction with James 5:7
Offers a different perspective by likening waiting to the patient expectation of a farmer, differing from the implied concern in Luke 1:21.
James 5:7: 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. [Be...: or, Be long patient, or, Suffer with long patience]
Contradiction with Lamentations 3:25-26
Suggests that it is good to wait quietly for the Lord’s help, contradicting the anxiousness in Luke 1:21.
Lamentations 3:25-26: The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
Contradiction with Matthew 24:42
Contradicts the sense of concern in waiting by urging vigilance for the coming of the Lord rather than concern.
Matthew 24:42: Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.