'Face' in the Bible

And she arose and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thy handmaid be a bondwoman to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.

And now, let not my blood fall to the earth far from the face of Jehovah; for the king of Israel is come out to seek a single flea, as when they hunt a partridge on the mountains.

And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, An old man comes up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.

And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: why should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?

And he said, Well, I will make a covenant with thee; only I require one thing of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.

And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, and fell on his face and did obeisance. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he said, Behold thy servant!

And the woman of Tekoah spoke to the king, and she fell on her face to the ground and did obeisance, and said, Save, O king!

And Joab fell to the ground on his face and bowed himself, and blessed the king; and Joab said, To-day thy servant knows that I have found favour in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has fulfilled the request of his servant.

And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. And Absalom withdrew to his own house, and saw not the king's face.

So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and did not see the king's face.

And Absalom said to Joab, Behold, I sent to thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Why am I come from Geshur? it would have been better for me to be there still. And now let me see the king's face; and if there be iniquity in me, let him slay me.

And Joab came to the king, and told him. And he called Absalom, and he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king; and the king kissed Absalom.

And the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

And Ahimaaz called and said to the king, Peace! And he fell down to the earth on his face before the king, and said, Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who has delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!

And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on towards him; and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

And they told the king saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

And Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.

And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel; and the whole congregation of Israel stood.

And by this thing there was sin on the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

For thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: The meal in the barrel shall not waste, neither shall the oil in the cruse fail, until the day that Jehovah sendeth rain upon the face of the earth!

And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.

And as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him; and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it indeed thou, my lord Elijah?

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

And it came to pass, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

Then he hastily took the sash away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him, that he was of the prophets.

And Ahab came into his house sullen and vexed because of the word that Naboth the Jizreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and ate no bread.

And he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way. If thou meet any man, salute him not, and if any salute thee, answer him not again; and lay my staff upon the face of the lad.

And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the lad; but there was neither voice, nor sign of attention. And he returned to meet him, and told him saying, The lad is not awaked.

And it came to pass the next day, that he took the coverlet and dipped it in water, and spread it over his face, so that he died; and Hazael reigned in his stead.

And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And two or three chamberlains looked out to him.

Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it. And Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem.

And Elisha fell sick of his sickness in which he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over his face, and said, My father, my father! the chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof!

Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.

But Amaziah would not hear. And Jehoash king of Israel went up; and they looked one another in the face, he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which is in Judah.

How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants? And thou reliest upon Egypt for chariots and for horsemen!

And he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to Jehovah saying,

Seek Jehovah and his strength, Seek his face continually;

And David came to Ornan, and Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshing-floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.

And the king turned his face and blessed the whole congregation of Israel; and the whole congregation of Israel stood.

Jehovah Elohim, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember mercies to David thy servant.

and my people, who are called by my name, humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land.

And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Jehovah, worshipping Jehovah.

And Amaziah king of Judah took counsel, and sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.

And Joash king of Israel went up; and they looked one another in the face, he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which is in Judah.

For if ye return to Jehovah, your brethren and your children shall find compassion with those that have carried them captive, so that they shall come again unto this land; for Jehovah your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return to him.

And Jehovah sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the princes and the captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. And he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels made him fall there with the sword.

But Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight against him; and he hearkened not to the words of Necho from the mouth of God; and he came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

and said: O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up to the heavens.

Since the days of our fathers, we have been in great trespass to this day; and for our iniquities we, our kings, our priests, have been given into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, and to captivity, and to spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.

And the king said to me, Why is thy face sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sadness of heart. And I was very sore afraid.

and the next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and who sat first in the kingdom),

And the king returned out of the palace garden into the house of the banquet of wine, and Haman was fallen upon the couch on which Esther was. And the king said, Will he even force the queen before me in the house? The word went forth out of the king's mouth, and they covered Haman's face.

But put forth thy hand now and touch all that he hath, and see if he will not curse thee to thy face!

but put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and see if he will not curse thee to thy face!

And a spirit passed before my face the hair of my flesh stood up --

Who giveth rain on the face of the earth, and sendeth waters on the face of the fields;

Now therefore if ye will, look upon me; and it shall be to your face if I lie.

Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot, and thou shalt be stedfast and shalt not fear:

This also shall be my salvation, that a profane man shall not come before his face.

Wherefore dost thou hide thy face, and countest me for thine enemy?

For he hath covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat upon his flanks.

Thou hast shrivelled me up! it is become a witness; and my leanness riseth up against me, it beareth witness to my face.

My face is red with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

And he hath made me a proverb of the peoples; and I am become one to be spit on in the face.

Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?

Yea, then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto +God:

And the eye of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me; and he putteth a covering on his face.

He is swift on the face of the waters; their portion is cursed on the earth: he turneth not unto the way of the vineyards.

He covereth the face of his throne, he spreadeth his cloud upon it.

They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, yea, they spare not to spit in my face.

He shall pray unto +God, and he will receive him with favour; and he shall see his face with shoutings, and he will render unto man his righteousness.

When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth his face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike;

And they are turned every way by his guidance, that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the circuit of the earth,

When the waters lie hidden as in stone, and the face of the deep holdeth fast together.

Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.

He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten, he hideth his face, he will never see it.

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} How long, Jehovah, wilt thou forget me for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

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

For thou wilt make them turn their back; thou wilt make ready thy bowstring against their face.

For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him: but when he cried unto him, he heard.

This is the generation of them that seek unto him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

My heart said for thee, Seek ye my face. Thy face, O Jehovah, will I seek.

Hide not thy face from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Jehovah, by thy favour thou hadst made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; save me in thy loving-kindness.

The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, to cutoff the remembrance of them from the earth:

But as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

All the day my confusion is before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

{To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm: a Song.} God be gracious unto us, and bless us, and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah,

Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.

And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble: answer me speedily.

O God, restore us; and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

Restore us, O God of hosts; and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

Restore us, O Jehovah, God of hosts; cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

Why, O Jehovah, castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of thy throne; loving-kindness and truth go before thy face.