'Eye' in the Bible

eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

“When a man strikes the eye of his male or female slave and destroys it, he must let the slave go free in compensation for his eye.

or who is a hunchback or a dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle.

fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Whatever injury he inflicted on the person, the same is to be inflicted on him.

You must not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.

He found him in a desolate land,in a barren, howling wilderness;He surrounded him, cared for him,and protected him as the pupil of His eye.

Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I’ll make one with you on this condition: that I gouge out everyone’s right eye and humiliate all Israel.”

“Keep an eye on Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim who is with you. He uttered malicious curses against me the day I went to Mahanaim. But he came down to meet me at the Jordan River, and I swore to him by the Lord: ‘I will never kill you with the sword.’

Then he went up and lay on the boy: he put mouth to mouth, eye to eye, hand to hand. While he bent down over him, the boy’s flesh became warm.

Remember that my life is but a breath.My eye will never again see anything good.

The eye of anyone who looks on mewill no longer see me.Your eyes will look for me, but I will be gone.

The eye that saw him will see him no more,and his household will no longer see him.

The adulterer’s eye watches for twilight,thinking: No eye will see me;he covers his face.

No bird of prey knows that path;no falcon’s eye has seen it.

Protect me as the pupil of Your eye;hide me in the shadow of Your wings

I will instruct you and show you the way to go;with My eye on you, I will give counsel.

Now the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him—those who depend on His faithful love

For He has delivered me from every trouble,and my eye has looked down on my enemies.

He rules forever by His might;He keeps His eye on the nations.The rebellious should not exalt themselves.Selah

Can the One who shaped the ear not hear,the One who formed the eye not see?

Keep my commands and live;protect my teachingsas the pupil of your eye.

A sly wink of the eye causes grief,and foolish lips will be destroyed.

The hearing ear and the seeing eye—the Lord made them both.

As for the eye that ridicules a fatherand despises obedience to a mother,may ravens of the valley pluck it outand young vultures eat it.

All things are wearisome;man is unable to speak.The eye is not satisfied by seeingor the ear filled with hearing.

The voices of your watchmen—they lift up their voices,shouting for joy together;for every eye will seewhen the Lord returns to Zion.

From ancient times no one has heard,no one has listened,no eye has seen any God except You,who acts on behalf of the one who waits for Him.

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.

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.

For the Lord of Hosts says this: “He has sent Me for His glory against the nations who are plundering you, for anyone who touches you touches the pupil of His eye.

Woe to the worthless shepherdwho deserts the flock!May a sword strike his armand his right eye!May his arm wither awayand his right eye go completely blind!”

On that day”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness. I will keep a watchful eye on the house of Judah but strike all the horses of the nations with blindness.