And this thing (idol worship) became the sin of the house of Jeroboam to blot it out and eliminate it from the face of the earth.

As Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him. He recognized him and fell face downward [out of respect] and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”

So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he crouched down to the earth and put his face between his knees,

When Elijah heard the sound, he wrapped his face in his mantle (cloak) and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

So the prophet left and waited for King Ahab by the road, and disguised himself [as a wounded soldier] with a bandage over his eyes.

Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and [Ahab] the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

So Ahab [already upset by the Lord’s message] came into his house [feeling more] resentful and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him; for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed and turned away his face, and would not eat any food.

Then he said to Gehazi, “Gird up your loins (prepare now!) and take my staff in your hand, and go [to the woman’s house]; if you meet any man [along the way], do not greet him and if a man greets you, do not [stop to] answer him; and lay my staff on the face of the boy [as soon as you reach the house].”

Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response [from the boy]. So he turned back to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy has not awakened (revived).”

But the next day Hazael took the bedspread and dipped it in water and covered the king’s face, so that he died. And Hazael became king in his place.

Then Jehu raised his face toward the window and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three officials looked down at him.

The corpse of Jezebel will be like dung on the surface of the field in the property of Jezreel, so they cannot say, “This is Jezebel.”’”

Then Hazael king of Aram (Syria) went up, fought against Gath [in Philistia], and captured it. And Hazael resolved to go up to Jerusalem.

Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash (Joash) the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us face each other [in combat].”

Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, saying,

Seek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face continually [longing to be in His presence].

As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw him, and went out from the threshing floor and bowed down before David with his face to the ground.

Then the king turned around and blessed the entire assembly of Israel, while they were all standing.

“O Lord God, do not turn away and reject the face of Your anointed; remember Your lovingkindness and faithfulness to Your servant David.”

and My people, who are called by My Name, humble themselves, and pray and seek (crave, require as a necessity) My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear [them] from heaven, and forgive their sin and heal their land.

Jehoshaphat bowed with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord, worshiping Him.

Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent word to Joash the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come [to battle], let us face each other.”

For if you return to the Lord, your brothers (relatives) and your children will find compassion in the presence of those who led them away captive and will return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”

And the Lord sent an angel who destroyed every brave warrior, commander, and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria. So the king returned to his own land in shame. And when he entered the house (temple) of his god, some of his own children killed him there with the sword.

and I said, “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, for our wrongdoings have risen higher than our heads and our guilt has grown to the heavens.

When the king returned from the palace garden to the place where they were drinking wine, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he even attempt to assault the queen with me in the palace?” As the king spoke those words, the servants covered Haman’s face [in preparation for execution].

But put forth Your hand now and touch (destroy) all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”

But put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh [and severely afflict him]; and he will curse You to Your face.”

“Then a spirit passed before my face;
The hair on my skin stood on end!

“Now please look at me,
And see if I lie to your face [for you know that I would not].

Then, indeed, you could lift up your face [to Him] without moral defect,
And you would be firmly established and secure and not fear.

“Even though He kills me;
I will hope in Him.
Nevertheless, I will argue my ways to His face.

“Why do You hide Your face [as if offended]
And consider me Your enemy?

For he has covered his face with his fat,
Adding layers of fat to his thighs [giving himself up to pleasures],

“You have taken a firm hold on me and have shriveled me up,
It has become a witness [against me];
And my leanness [and infirmity] rises up [as evidence] against me,
It testifies to my face [about my guilt].

“My face is red and swollen with weeping,
And on my eyelids is the shadow of death [my eyes are dimmed],

“But He has made me a byword and mockery among the people,
And I have become one in whose face people spit.

“But who will confront him with his actions and rebuke him face to face,
And who will repay him for what he has done?

Then you will have delight in the Almighty,
And you will lift up your face to God.

But I am not silenced by the darkness [of these woes that fell on me],
Nor by the thick darkness which covers my face.

“The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight,
Saying, ‘No eye will see me,’
And he covers his face.

“They are insignificant on the surface of the water;
Their portion is cursed on the earth;
They do not turn toward the vineyards.

“He covers the face of the full moon
And spreads His cloud over it.

“They hate me, they stand aloof from me,
And do not refrain from spitting in my face.

“For tragedy from God is a terror to me,
And because of His majesty and exaltation I can do nothing [nor endure facing Him].

“He will pray to God, and He shall be favorable to him,
So that he looks at His face with joy;
For God restores to man His righteousness [that is, his right standing with God—with its joys].

“When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?
When He hides His face [withdrawing His favor and help], who then can behold Him [and make supplication to Him],
Whether it be a nation or a man by himself?—

“Its direction is turned around by His guidance,
That it may do whatever He commands it
On the face of the inhabited earth.

“Water becomes like stone [and hides itself],
And the surface of the deep is frozen and imprisoned.

“He looks on everything that is high [without terror];
He is monarch over all the sons of pride. [And now, Job, who are you who does not dare to disturb the beast, yet who dares resist Me, the beast’s creator? Everything under the heavens is Mine; therefore, who can have a claim against God?]”

O Lord, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies;
Make Your way straight (direct, right) before me.

He says to himself, “God has [quite] forgotten;
He has hidden His face; He will never see my deed.”

For the Lord is [absolutely] righteous, He loves righteousness (virtue, morality, justice);
The upright shall see His face.

How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?

Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
Give light (life) to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,

As for me, I shall see Your face in righteousness;
I will be [fully] satisfied when I awake [to find myself] seeing Your likeness.

For He has not despised nor detested the suffering of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from him;
But when he cried to Him for help, He listened.

This is the generation (description) of those who diligently seek Him and require Him as their greatest need,
Who seek Your face, even [as did] Jacob. Selah.

When You said, “Seek My face [in prayer, require My presence as your greatest need],” my heart said to You,
“Your face, O Lord, I will seek [on the authority of Your word].”

Do not hide Your face from me,
Do not turn Your servant away in anger;
You have been my help;
Do not abandon me nor leave me,
O God of my salvation!

By Your favor and grace, O Lord, you have made my mountain stand strong;
You hid Your face, and I was horrified.

Make Your face shine upon Your servant;
Save me in Your lovingkindness.

The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
To cut off the memory of them from the earth.

My soul (my life, my inner self) thirsts for God, for the living God.
When will I come and see the face of God?

My dishonor is before me all day long,
And humiliation has covered my face,

Why do You hide Your face
And forget our affliction and our oppression?

Hide Your face from my sins
And blot out all my iniquities.

He will sit enthroned forever before [the face of] God;
Appoint lovingkindness and truth to watch over and preserve him.

God be gracious and kind-hearted to us and bless us,
And make His face shine [with favor] on us— Selah.

Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Confusion and dishonor have covered my face.

Do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am in distress; answer me quickly.

Restore us, O God;
Cause Your face to shine on us [with favor and approval], and we will be saved.

Restore us, O God of hosts;
And cause Your face to shine on us [with favor and approval], and we will be saved.

Restore us, O Lord God of hosts;
Cause Your face to shine on us [in favor and approval], and we shall be saved.

See our shield, O God,
And look at the face of Your anointed [the king as Your representative].

O Lord, why do You reject me?
Why do You hide Your face from me?

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
Lovingkindness and truth go before You.

“I will crush his adversaries before him,
And strike those who hate him.

Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress!
Incline Your ear to me;
In the day when I call, answer me quickly.

And wine which makes the heart of man glad,
So that he may make his face glisten with oil,
And bread to sustain and strengthen man’s heart.

You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their breath, they die
And return to their dust.

You send out Your Spirit, they are created;
You renew the face of the ground.

Seek and deeply long for the Lord and His strength [His power, His might];
Seek and deeply long for His face and His presence continually.

Make Your face shine [with pleasure] upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes.

For the sake of Your servant David,
Do not turn away the face of Your anointed.

Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name;
The upright will dwell in Your presence.

Answer me quickly, O Lord, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like those who go down into the pit (grave).

So she caught him and kissed him
And with a brazen and impudent face she said to him:

“So I came out to meet you [that you might share with me the feast of my offering],
Diligently I sought your face and I have found you.

“When He established the heavens, I [Wisdom] was there;
When He drew a circle upon the face of the deep,

[Skillful and godly] wisdom is in the presence of a person of understanding [and he recognizes it],
But the eyes of a [thickheaded] fool are on the ends of the earth.

There is gold, and an abundance of pearls,
But the lips of knowledge are a vessel of preciousness [the most precious of all].

A wicked man puts on a bold face,
But as for the upright, he considers, directs, and establishes his way [with the confidence of integrity].

And, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns,
And nettles were covering its surface,
And its stone wall was broken down.

As in water face reflects face,
So the heart of man reflects man.

Who is like the wise man?
And who knows the interpretation of a matter?
A man’s wisdom illumines his face,
And causes his stern face to beam.

(The Bridegroom)
“O my dove, [here] in the clefts in the rock,
In the sheltered and secret place of the steep pathway,
Let me see your face,
Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is sweet,
And your face is lovely.”

dangling earrings, bracelets, and the hanging veils and scarves,

Above Him seraphim (heavenly beings) stood; each one had six wings: with two wings he covered his face, with two wings he covered his feet, and with two wings he flew.

And I will wait for the Lord who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; and I will look eagerly for Him.