'Face' in the Bible
My face has grown red with weeping,and darkness covers my eyes,
They turned night into dayand made light seem near in the face of darkness.
Who would denounce his behavior to his face?Who would repay him for what he has done?
Then you will delight in the Almightyand lift up your face to God.
Yet I am not destroyed by the darkness,by the thick darkness that covers my face. >
The adulterer’s eye watches for twilight,thinking: No eye will see me;he covers his face.
They despise me and keep their distance from me;they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
He will pray to God, and God will delight in him.That man will see His face with a shout of joy,and God will restore his righteousness to him.
But when God is silent, who can declare Him guilty?When He hides His face, who can see Him?Yet He watches over both individuals and nations,
He says to himself, “God has forgotten;He hides His face and will never see.”
For the Lord is righteous; He loves righteous deeds.The upright will see His face.
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Lord, how long will You forget me?Forever?How long will You hide Your face from me?
But I will see Your face in righteousness;when I awake, I will be satisfied with Your presence.
For He has not despised or detestedthe torment of the afflicted.He did not hide His face from himbut listened when he cried to Him for help.
Such is the generation of those who seek Him,who seek the face of the God of Jacob.Selah
My heart says this about You,“You are to seek My face.”Lord, I will seek Your face.
Do not hide Your face from me;do not turn Your servant away in anger.You have been my helper;do not leave me or abandon me,God of my salvation.
Lord, when You showed Your favor,You made me stand like a strong mountain;when You hid Your face, I was terrified.
The face of the Lord is setagainst those who do what is evil,to erase all memory of them from the earth.
For they did not take the land by their sword—their arm did not bring them victory—but by Your right hand, Your arm,and the light of Your face,for You were pleased with them.
My disgrace is before me all day long,and shame has covered my face,
Turn Your face away from my sinsand blot out all my guilt.
for You have been a refuge for me,a strong tower in the face of the enemy.
For I have endured insults because of You,and shame has covered my face.
Don’t hide Your face from Your servant,for I am in distress.Answer me quickly!
Consider our shield, God;look on the face of Your anointed one.
Lord, why do You reject me?Why do You hide Your face from me?
Do not hide Your face from me in my day of trouble.Listen closely to me;answer me quickly when I call.
wine that makes man’s heart glad—making his face shine with oil—and bread that sustains man’s heart.
When You hide Your face,they are terrified;when You take away their breath,they die and return to the dust.
When You send Your breath,they are created,and You renew the face of the earth.
Search for the Lord and for His strength;seek His face always.
Answer me quickly, Lord;my spirit fails.Don’t hide Your face from me,or I will be like thosegoing down to the Pit.
A joyful heart makes a face cheerful,but a sad heart produces a broken spirit.
When a king’s face lights up, there is life;his favor is like a cloud with spring rain.
A wicked man puts on a bold face,but the upright man considers his way.
As water reflects the face,so the heart reflects the person.
Grief is better than laughter,for when a face is sad, a heart may be glad.
Who is like the wise person, and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.
My dove, in the clefts of the rock,in the crevices of the cliff,let me see your face,let me hear your voice;for your voice is sweet,and your face is lovely.
Seraphim were standing above Him; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
I will wait for the Lord,who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob.I will wait for Him.
And at the end of the 70 years, the Lord will restore Tyre and she will go back into business, prostituting herself with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth.
He will destroy death forever.The Lord God will wipe away the tearsfrom every faceand remove His people’s disgracefrom the whole earth,for the Lord has spoken.
Therefore, the Lord who redeemed Abraham says this about the house of Jacob:Jacob will no longer be ashamedand his face will no longer be pale.
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord.
I gave My back to those who beat Me,and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard.I did not hide My face from scorn and spitting.
The Lord God will help Me;therefore I have not been humiliated;therefore I have set My face like flint,and I know I will not be put to shame.
In a surge of angerI hid My face from you for a moment,but I will have compassion on youwith everlasting love,”says the Lord your Redeemer.
But your iniquities have built barriersbetween you and your God,and your sins have made Him hide His face from youso that He does not listen.
No one calls on Your name,striving to take hold of You.For You have hidden Your face from usand made us melt because of our iniquity.
These people continually provoke Meto My face,sacrificing in gardens,burning incense on bricks,
say to a tree, “You are my father,”and to a stone, “You gave birth to me.”For they have turned their back to Meand not their face,yet in their time of disaster they beg,“Rise up and save us!”
I will pull your skirts up over your faceso that your shame might be seen.
They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will be like manure on the face of the earth. They will be finished off by sword and famine. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the land.
I will scatter them before the enemy like the east wind.I will show them My back and not My faceon the day of their calamity.
all the kings of the north, both near and far from one another;that is, all the kingdoms of the world which are on the face of the earth.Finally, the king of Sheshach will drink after them.
By My great strength and outstretched arm, I made the earth, and the people, and animals on the face of the earth. I give it to anyone I please.
Therefore, this is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to send you off the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have spoken rebellion against the Lord.’”
Ask and seewhether a male can give birth.Why then do I see every manwith his hands on his stomach like a woman in laborand every face turned pale?
Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the Chaldeans; indeed, he will certainly be handed over to Babylon’s king. They will speak face to face and meet eye to eye.
The people coming to fight the Chaldeans will fill the houses with the corpses of their own men that I strike down in My wrath and rage. I have hidden My face from this city because of all their evil.
As for you, you will not escape from his hand but are certain to be captured and handed over to him. You will meet the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak face to face; you will go to Babylon.
The form of each of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right, the face of an ox on the left, and the face of an eagle.
Look, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.
Take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Turn your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign for the house of Israel.
You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and prophesy against it.
“Son of man, turn your face toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
I will turn My face from the wickedas they profane My treasured place.Violent men will enter it and profane it.
Each one had four faces: the first face was that of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.
And while they look on, lift the bags to your shoulder and take them out in the dark; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”
The prince who is among them will lift his bags to his shoulder in the dark and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out through it. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land with his eyes.
“Therefore, speak to them and tell them: This is what the Lord God says: When anyone from the house of Israel sets up idols in his heart, puts a sinful stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I, Yahweh, will answer him appropriately. I will answer him according to his many idols,
For when anyone from the house of Israel or from the foreigners who reside in Israel separates himself from Me, setting up idols in his heart and putting a sinful stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me, I, Yahweh, will answer him Myself.
I will lead you into the wilderness of the peoples and enter into judgment with you there face to face.
“Son of man, face the south and preach against it. Prophesy against the forest land in the Negev,
and say to the forest there: Hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Lord God says: I am about to ignite a fire in you, and it will devour every green tree and every dry tree in you. The blazing flame will not be extinguished, and every face from the south to the north will be scorched by it.
“Son of man, turn your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel,
“Son of man, turn your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
“Son of man, turn your face toward Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all of Egypt.
I will set fire to Egypt;Pelusium will writhe in anguish,Thebes will be breached,and Memphis will face foes in broad daylight.
My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the whole face of the earth, and there was no one searching or seeking for them.
“Son of man, turn your face toward Mount Seir and prophesy against it.
“Son of man, turn your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him
The fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, every creature that crawls on the ground, and every human being on the face of the earth will tremble before Me. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground.
And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile on account of their iniquity, because they dealt unfaithfully with Me. Therefore, I hid My face from them and handed them over to their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword.
I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and transgressions, and I hid My face from them.
I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
a human face turned toward the palm tree on one side, and a lion’s face turned toward it on the other. They were carved throughout the temple on all sides.
Then the man said to me, “The northern and southern chambers that face the temple yard are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the Lord will eat the most holy offerings. There they will deposit the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, sin offerings, and restitution offerings—for the place is holy.
The ledge is 24½ feet long by 24½ feet wide, with four equal sides. The rim all around it is 10½ inches, and its gutter is 21 inches all around it. The altar’s steps face east.”
Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times more than was customary,
his face turned pale, and his thoughts so terrified him that his hip joints shook and his knees knocked together.
Then King Belshazzar became even more terrified, his face turned pale, and his nobles were bewildered.
Because of the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen came to the banquet hall. “May the king live forever,” she said. “Don’t let your thoughts terrify you or your face be pale.
“This is the end of the interpretation. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts terrified me greatly, and my face turned pale, but I kept the matter to myself.”
While he was speaking to me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, made me stand up,
His body was like topaz, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.
I was left alone, looking at this great vision. No strength was left in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.
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