'Behold' in the Bible

His prayer also and how God was entreated by him, and all his sin, his unfaithfulness, and the sites on which he built high places and erected the Asherim and the carved images, before he humbled himself, behold, they are written in the records of the Hozai.

thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am bringing evil on this place and on its inhabitants, even all the curses written in the book which they have read in the presence of the king of Judah.

Behold, I will gather you to your fathers and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, so your eyes will not see all the evil which I will bring on this place and on its inhabitants.”’” And they brought back word to the king.

Then Jeremiah chanted a lament for Josiah. And all the male and female singers speak about Josiah in their lamentations to this day. And they made them an ordinance in Israel; behold, they are also written in the Lamentations.

and his acts, first to last, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim and the abominations which he did, and what was found against him, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And Jehoiachin his son became king in his place.

O Lord God of Israel, You are righteous, for we have been left an escaped remnant, as it is this day; behold, we are before You in our guilt, for no one can stand before You because of this.”

Now our flesh is like the flesh of our brothers, our children like their children. Yet behold, we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters are forced into bondage already, and we are helpless because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”

“Behold, we are slaves today,And as to the land which You gave to our fathers to eat of its fruit and its bounty,Behold, we are slaves in it.

The king’s servants said to him, “Behold, Haman is standing in the court.” And the king said, “Let him come in.”

Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs who were before the king said, “Behold indeed, the gallows standing at Haman’s house fifty cubits high, which Haman made for Mordecai who spoke good on behalf of the king!” And the king said, “Hang him on it.”

So King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given the house of Haman to Esther, and him they have hanged on the gallows because he had stretched out his hands against the Jews.

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power, only do not put forth your hand on him.” So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord.

and behold, a great wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people and they died, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

So the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your power, only spare his life.”

“Behold, let that night be barren;Let no joyful shout enter it.

“Behold you have admonished many,And you have strengthened weak hands.

“Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves,So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

“Behold this; we have investigated it, and so it is.Hear it, and know for yourself.”

“The eye of him who sees me will behold me no longer;Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be.

“Behold, this is the joy of His way;And out of the dust others will spring.

“If it is a matter of power, behold, He is the strong one!And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?

“Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt;He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.

“Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up;And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth.

“Behold, my eye has seen all this,My ear has heard and understood it.

“Behold now, I have prepared my case;I know that I will be vindicated.

“Behold, He puts no trust in His holy ones,And the heavens are not pure in His sight;

“Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven,And my advocate is on high.

“Behold, I cry, ‘Violence!’ but I get no answer;I shout for help, but there is no justice.

Whom I myself shall behold,And whom my eyes will see and not another.My heart faints within me!

“Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand;The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

“Behold, I know your thoughts,And the plans by which you would wrong me.

“Behold, I go forward but He is not there,And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;

When He acts on the left, I cannot behold Him;He turns on the right, I cannot see Him.

“Behold, as wild donkeys in the wildernessThey go forth seeking food in their activity,As bread for their children in the desert.

“Behold, these are the fringes of His ways;And how faint a word we hear of Him!But His mighty thunder, who can understand?”

“Behold, all of you have seen it;Why then do you act foolishly?

“And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

“Oh that I had one to hear me!Behold, here is my signature;Let the Almighty answer me!And the indictment which my adversary has written,

“Behold, I waited for your words,I listened to your reasonings,While you pondered what to say.

“Behold, my belly is like unvented wine,Like new wineskins it is about to burst.

“Behold now, I open my mouth,My tongue in my mouth speaks.

“Behold, I belong to God like you;I too have been formed out of the clay.

“Behold, no fear of me should terrify you,Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you.

‘Behold, He invents pretexts against me;He counts me as His enemy.

“Behold, let me tell you, you are not right in this,For God is greater than man.

“Behold, God does all these oftentimes with men,

When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?And when He hides His face, who then can behold Him,That is, in regard to both nation and man?—

“Look at the heavens and see;And behold the clouds—they are higher than you.

“How much less when you say you do not behold Him,The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!

“Behold, God is mighty but does not despise any;He is mighty in strength of understanding.

“Behold, God is exalted in His power;Who is a teacher like Him?

“Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know Him;The number of His years is unsearchable.

“Behold, He spreads His lightning about Him,And He covers the depths of the sea.

“Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You?I lay my hand on my mouth.

“Behold now, Behemoth, which I made as well as you;He eats grass like an ox.

“Behold now, his strength in his loinsAnd his power in the muscles of his belly.

“Behold, your expectation is false;Will you be laid low even at the sight of him?

Behold, he travails with wickedness,And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood.

Be gracious to me, O Lord;See my affliction from those who hate me,You who lift me up from the gates of death,

For, behold, the wicked bend the bow,They make ready their arrow upon the stringTo shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven;His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.

For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness;The upright will behold His face.

As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness;I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake.

One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek:That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,To behold the beauty of the LordAnd to meditate in His temple.

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,On those who hope for His lovingkindness,

Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright;For the man of peace will have a posterity.

“Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths,And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight;Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah.

Then I said, “Behold, I come;In the scroll of the book it is written of me.

I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation;Behold, I will not restrain my lips,O Lord, You know.

Come, behold the works of the Lord,Who has wrought desolations in the earth.

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,And in sin my mother conceived me.

Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.

“Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge,But trusted in the abundance of his richesAnd was strong in his evil desire.”

Behold, God is my helper;The Lord is the sustainer of my soul.

“Behold, I would wander far away,I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah.

For behold, they have set an ambush for my life;Fierce men launch an attack against me,Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord,

Behold, they belch forth with their mouth;Swords are in their lips,For, they say, “Who hears?”

To Him who rides upon the highest heavens, which are from ancient times;Behold, He speaks forth with His voice, a mighty voice.

Behold, these are the wicked;And always at ease, they have increased in wealth.

If I had said, “I will speak thus,”Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.

For, behold, those who are far from You will perish;You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.

“Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out,And streams were overflowing;Can He give bread also?Will He provide meat for His people?”

For behold, Your enemies make an uproar,And those who hate You have exalted themselves.

Behold our shield, O God,And look upon the face of Your anointed.

“I shall mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me;Behold, Philistia and Tyre with Ethiopia:‘This one was born there.’”

“With a long life I will satisfy himAnd let him see My salvation.”

For, behold, Your enemies, O Lord,For, behold, Your enemies will perish;All who do iniquity will be scattered.

Who humbles Himself to beholdThe things that are in heaven and in the earth?

Open my eyes, that I may beholdWonderful things from Your law.

Behold, I long for Your precepts;Revive me through Your righteousness.

I behold the treacherous and loathe them,Because they do not keep Your word.

Behold, He who keeps IsraelWill neither slumber nor sleep.

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,So our eyes look to the Lord our God,Until He is gracious to us.

Behold, children are a gift of the Lord,The fruit of the womb is a reward.

Behold, for thus shall the man be blessedWho fears the Lord.

Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah,We found it in the field of Jaar.

A Song of Ascents, of David.Behold, how good and how pleasant it isFor brothers to dwell together in unity!

A Song of Ascents.Behold, bless the Lord, all servants of the Lord,Who serve by night in the house of the Lord!

Even before there is a word on my tongue,Behold, O Lord, You know it all.