26 occurrences

'Look' in the Bible

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

Verse ConceptsFace Of GodJacob, The PatriarchTrust, Importance OfWaiting On GodGod HidingThose Who Wait For GodWaiting On The Lord

They [who consult mediums and soothsayers] will pass through the land deeply distressed and hungry, and when they are hungry, they will become enraged and will curse their king and their God as they look upward.

Verse ConceptsBlasphemy, At GodPhysical HungerAnguish, CauseBeggingCursing God

Then they will look to the earth, they will see only distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and they will be driven away into darkness and overwhelming night.

Verse ConceptsDarkness, And God's JudgmentThe Outer DarknessOuter Darkness

In that day man will have regard for his Maker,And his eyes will regard the Holy One of Israel [with awe-inspired reverence].

Verse ConceptsMan, Creation OfMan's Relationship With His Creator

And he will not have regard for the [idolatrous] altars, the work of his hands,Nor will he look to that which his fingers have made,Neither the Asherim (symbols of the goddess Asherah) nor the incense altars.

Verse ConceptsFingersAltars, Pagan

All you inhabitants of the world, you who dwell on the earth,When a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it!When a trumpet is blown, you will hear it!

Verse ConceptsBanners, Literal UseTrumpetTrumpets For SignallingFlags

For this is what the Lord has said to me,“I will be quiet and I will look on from My dwelling place,Like shimmering heat above the sunshine,Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”

Verse ConceptsdewHeatHoly Spirit, Types OfHot WeatherGod Seeing All The EarthHerbsSunshine

Therefore I say, “Look away from me;Let me weep bitterly.Do not try to comfort me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”

Verse ConceptsBeing Earnest For IsraelSorrowNo Comfort

You also made a reservoir between the two wallsFor the waters of the Old Pool,But you did not look to its Maker,Nor did you recognize Him who planned it long ago.

Verse ConceptsExamples Of ConfidenceFalse Confidence, Examples OfFalse ConfidencePoolsGod Planning Of OldDoubting GodGod's Plans

Now look at the land of the Chaldeans (Babylonia)—this is the people which was not; the Assyrians allocated Tyre for desert creatures—they set up their siege towers, they stripped its palaces, they made it a ruin.

Verse ConceptsRuinsThe Prophecy Towards AssyriaThe Prophecy Towards Babylon

Therefore the Lord waits [expectantly] and longs to be gracious to you,And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.For the Lord is a God of justice;Blessed (happy, fortunate) are all those who long for Him [since He will never fail them].

Verse ConceptsGod, Compassion OfJusticeCommendationGod Is GraciousGod, Justice OfTendernessWaiting On GodLongsuffering Of GodDivine FavourGod WaitingGod Showed MercyGod's InterventionWaiting On The LordWaiting For God's Timingjournaling

Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts and observances;Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a undisturbed settlement,A tent which will not be taken down;Not one of its stakes will ever be pulled up,Nor any of its ropes be severed.

Verse ConceptsStretching OutZion, As A PlaceThe Prophecy Towards JerusalemMotionlessnessUndisturbedFestivals Observed

“But when I look [on the pagan prophets and priests], there is no one [who could predict these events],And there is no counselor among them,Who, if I ask, can give an answer.

Verse ConceptsNo One Available

“Kings will be your attendants,And their princesses your nurses.They will bow down to you with their faces to the earthAnd lick the dust of your feet;And you shall know [with an understanding based on personal experience] that I am the Lord;For they shall not be put to shame who wait and hope expectantly for Me.

Verse ConceptsFeetAssurance, basis ofBowingDust, Figurative UseHope, Results OfProstrationStomachsKings, How They Should ActNot Put To ShameHope For The RighteousMothersDisappointmentMotherhoodTaking Care Of The Earth

“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness (right standing with God),Who seek and inquire of the Lord:Look to the rock from which you were cutAnd to the excavation of the quarry from which you were dug.

Verse ConceptsPursuing GoodRighteousness, Of BelieversExcavationclosure

Look to Abraham your fatherAnd to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain;For I called him when he was but one,Then I blessed him and made him many.”

Verse ConceptsGod, Activity OfBlessings, To AbrahamGod's Activity In IsraelCalling, Of IndividualsGod Multipling PeopleOnly One Personsarah

“Lift up your eyes to the heavens,Then look to the earth beneath;For the heavens will be torn to pieces and vanish like smoke,And the earth will wear out like a garmentAnd its inhabitants will die in like manner.But My salvation will be forever,And My righteousness (justice) [and faithfully fulfilled promise] will not be broken.

Verse ConceptsFailture, God Will Nevereternity, nature ofAstronomyInsectsEarth, Destruction OfSmokeEcological ConcernsImputed RighteousnessSalvation, Described AsEternal DeliveranceThe Universe DestroyedDisappearanceThings Wearing OutLooking At God's WorksAbrasionSmoke Used Poetically

For He [the Servant of God] grew up before Him like a tender shoot (plant),And like a root out of dry ground;He has no stately form or majestic splendorThat we would look at Him,Nor [handsome] appearance that we would be attracted to Him.

Verse ConceptsRiddlesTendernessProphecies Concerning ChristMessianic PropheciesGrowing UpDry PlacesNo BeautyAppearances ofChrist's Naturedignity

We all groan and growl like bears,And coo sadly like doves;We hope for justice, but there is none,For salvation, but it is far from us.

Verse ConceptsdovesRumblingBird SoundsFar From OneNo JusticeThose Not Saved

Look down from heaven and see from Your lofty dwelling place, holy and glorious.Where are Your zeal and Your mighty acts [Your miracles which you did for Your people]?The stirring of Your heart and Your compassion are restrained and withheld from me.

Verse ConceptsGod, Compassion OfGentlenessGod, Zeal OfSympathyTendernessZealHeaven, God's ThroneGod Acts From HeavenQuerying God's Power

“For all these things My hand has made,So all these things came into being [by and for Me],” declares the Lord.“But to this one I will look [graciously],To him who is humble and contrite in spirit, and who [reverently] trembles at My word and honors My commands.

Verse ConceptsBrokennessAttitudes Of HumilityGod, The CreatorHand Of GodMeeknessPoverty, SpiritualRepentance, Nature OfReverence, And God's NatureRevival, Nature OfSpirit, Nature OfTremblingContriteRemorseCharacter Of SaintsBible, In Christian LivingAweExistence Through GodFearing God's WordGod And The HumbleBeing HumbleSelf EsteemA Broken Heart

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