'Behold' in the Bible

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

and suddenly, a great wind came from across the desert, 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 hand, only spare his life.”

“Let the stars of its early dawn be dark;Let the morning wait in vain for the light,Let it not see the eyelids of morning (the day’s dawning),

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

“Behold, God will not reject a man of integrity,Nor will He strengthen or support evildoers.

“Behold, He passes by me, and I do not see Him;He moves past me, but I do not perceive Him.

“Behold, He snatches away; who can restrain or turn Him back?Who will say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’

“If it is a matter of strength and power, behold, He is mighty!And if of justice, who can summon and challenge Him?

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

[Job continued:] “Behold, my eye has seen all this,My ear has heard and understood it.

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

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

“Behold, God puts no trust in His holy ones (angels);Indeed, the heavens are not pure in His sight—

“Even now, behold, my Witness is in heaven,And my Advocate [who vouches and testifies for me] is on high.

“Behold, I cry out, ‘Violence!’ but I am not heard;I shout for help, but there is no justice.

Whom I, even I, will see for myself,And my eyes will see Him and not another!My heart faints within me.

“The eye which saw him sees him no longer,Neither does his [accustomed] place behold him any longer.

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

“Is not God in the height of heaven?And behold the distant stars, how high they are!

“Behold, I go forward (to the east), but He is not there;I go backward (to the west), but I cannot perceive Him;

To the left (north) He turns, but I cannot behold Him;He turns to the right hand (south), but I cannot see Him.

“Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert,The poor go to their work, diligently seeking food;As bread for their children in the desert.

“Behold, even the moon has no brightness [compared to God’s majesty and glory]And the stars are not pure in His sight,

“Behold, all of you have seen it;Why then do you act vainly and foolishly [cherishing worthless concepts]?

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

“I even paid close attention to [what] you [said],Indeed, not one of you convinced Job [nor could you refute him],Not one of you supplied [satisfactory] answers to his words.

“Behold, I have opened my mouth [to begin my speech];My tongue in my mouth is going to speak.

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

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

“Look, let me answer you, in this you are not right or just;For God is greater and far superior to man.

[Elihu comments,] “Behold, God does all these things twice, yes, three times, with a man,

“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?—

“Look to the heavens and see;And behold the skies which are [much] higher than you.

“Behold, God is mighty, and yet does not despise anyone [nor regard any as trivial];He is mighty in the strength and power of understanding.

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

“All men have seen God’s work;Man looks at it from a distance.

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

“Behold, He spreads His lightning around Him [against the dark clouds],And He covers the depths of the sea.

“Behold, I am of little importance and contemptible; what can I reply to You?I lay my hand on my mouth.

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

“If a river rages and overflows, he does not tremble;He is confident, though the Jordan [River] swells and rushes against his mouth.

“Behold, his [assailant’s] hope and expectation [of defeating Leviathan] is false;Will not one be overwhelmed even at the sight of him?