'Seen' in the Bible
So Hagar named the Lord who spoke to her, "You are the God who sees me," for she said, "Here I have seen one who sees me!"
So Jacob named the place Peniel, explaining, "Certainly I have seen God face to face and have survived."
"No, please take them," Jacob said. "If I have found favor in your sight, accept my gift from my hand. Now that I have seen your face and you have accepted me, it is as if I have seen the face of God.
Then seven other cows came up after them; they were scrawny, very bad-looking, and lean. I had never seen such bad-looking cows as these in all the land of Egypt!
The first disappeared and I said, "He has surely been torn to pieces." I have not seen him since.
So tell my father about all my honor in Egypt and about everything you have seen. But bring my father down here quickly!"
Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive."
The Lord said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
And now indeed the cry of the Israelites has come to me, and I have also seen how severely the Egyptians oppress them.
and the people believed. When they heard that the Lord had attended to the Israelites and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed down close to the ground.
They will fill your houses, the houses of your servants, and all the houses of Egypt, such as neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen since they have been in the land until this day!'" Then Moses turned and went out from Pharaoh.
Bread made without yeast must be eaten for seven days; no bread made with yeast shall be seen among you, and you must have no yeast among you within any of your borders.
You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt and how I lifted you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.
The Lord said to Moses: "Thus you will tell the Israelites: 'You yourselves have seen that I have spoken with you from heaven.
Then the Lord said to Moses: "I have seen this people. Look what a stiff-necked people they are!
Then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back, but my face must not be seen."
No one is to come up with you; do not let anyone be seen anywhere on the mountain; not even the flocks or the herds may graze in front of that mountain."
then they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that you, Lord, are among this people, that you, Lord, are seen face to face, that your cloud stands over them, and that you go before them by day in a pillar of cloud and in a pillar of fire by night.
For all the people have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have tempted me now these ten times, and have not obeyed me,
He has not looked on iniquity in Jacob, nor has he seen trouble in Israel. The Lord their God is with them; his acclamation as king is among them.
When you have seen it, you will be gathered to your ancestors, as Aaron your brother was gathered to his ancestors.
I also commanded Joshua at the same time, "You have seen everything the Lord your God did to these two kings; he will do the same to all the kingdoms where you are going.
Again, however, pay very careful attention, lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.
He is the one you should praise; he is your God, the one who has done these great and awesome things for you that you have seen.
Moses proclaimed to all Israel as follows: "You have seen all that the Lord did in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, all his servants, and his land.
Your eyes have seen the great judgments, those signs and mighty wonders.
You have seen their detestable things and idols of wood, stone, silver, and gold.)
He said to his father and mother, "I have not seen him," and he did not acknowledge his own brothers or know his own children, for they kept your word, and guarded your covenant.
That entire generation passed away; a new generation grew up that had not personally experienced the Lord's presence or seen what he had done for Israel.
When Gideon realized that it was the Lord's messenger, he said, "Oh no! Master, Lord! I have seen the Lord's messenger face to face!"
He and all his men went up on Mount Zalmon. He took an ax in his hand and cut off a tree branch. He put it on his shoulder and said to his men, "Quickly, do what you have just seen me do!"
Manoah said to his wife, "We will certainly die, because we have seen a supernatural being!"
The Philistines were scared because they thought that gods had come to the camp. They said, "Too bad for us! We've never seen anything like this!
One of his attendants replied, "I have seen a son of Jesse in Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave warrior and is articulate and handsome, for the Lord is with him."
The men of Israel said, "Have you seen this man who is coming up? He does so to defy Israel. But the king will make the man who can strike him down very wealthy! He will give him his daughter in marriage, and he will make his father's house exempt from tax obligations in Israel."
Go and make further arrangements. Determine precisely where he is and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.
The king said to her, "Don't be afraid! What have you seen?" The woman replied to Saul, "I have seen one like a god coming up from the ground!"
Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying in En Rogel. A female servant would go and inform them, and they would then go and inform King David. It was not advisable for them to be seen going into the city.
Then Joab said to the Cushite, "Go and tell the king what you have seen." After bowing to Joab, the Cushite ran off.
The poles were so long their ends were visible from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point. They have remained there to this very day.
With the timber the king made supports for the Lord's temple and for the royal palace and stringed instruments for the musicians. No one has seen so much of this fine timber to this very day.)
Some men came by and saw the corpse lying in the road with the lion standing beside it. They went and reported what they had seen in the city where the old prophet lived.
But when I leave you, the Lord's spirit will carry you away so I can't find you. If I go tell Ahab I've seen you, he won't be able to find you and he will kill me. That would not be fair, because your servant has been a loyal follower of the Lord from my youth.
"Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: 'This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: "I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will heal you. The day after tomorrow you will go up to the Lord's temple.
Isaiah asked, "What have they seen in your palace?" Hezekiah replied, "They have seen everything in my palace. I showed them everything in my treasuries."
The poles were so long their ends extending out from the ark were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point. They have remained there to this very day.
With the timber the king made steps for the Lord's temple and royal palace as well as stringed instruments for the musicians. No one had seen anything like them in the land of Judah prior to that.)
Many of the priests, the Levites, and the leaders -- older people who had seen with their own eyes the former temple while it was still established -- were weeping loudly, and many others raised their voice in a joyous shout.
Or why was I not buried like a stillborn infant, like infants who have never seen the light?
Even as I have seen, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.
I myself have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his place of residence.
If he is uprooted from his place, then that place will disown him, saying, 'I have never seen you!'
"Why then did you bring me out from the womb? I should have died and no eye would have seen me!
"Indeed, my eyes have seen all this, my ears have heard and understood it.
"I will explain to you; listen to me, and what I have seen, I will declare,
People who had seen him will not see him again, and the place where he was will recognize him no longer.
If you yourselves have all seen this, Why in the world do you continue this meaningless talk?
If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat,
His flesh wastes away from sight, and his bones, which were not seen, are easily visible.
Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of deepest darkness?
Have you entered the storehouse of the snow, or seen the armory of the hail,
I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye has seen you.
I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food.
I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.
We heard about God's mighty deeds, now we have seen them, in the city of the Lord, the invincible Warrior, in the city of our God. God makes it permanently secure. (Selah)
Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.
where your ancestors challenged my authority, and tried my patience, even though they had seen my work.
for it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here," than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.
But better than both is the one who has not been born and has not seen the evil things that are done on earth.
Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.
I have seen personally what is the only beneficial and appropriate course of action for people: to eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all their hard work on earth during the few days of their life which God has given them, for this is their reward.
Here is another misfortune that I have seen on earth, and it weighs heavily on people:
During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.
While applying my mind to everything that happens in this world, I have seen all this: Sometimes one person dominates other people to their harm.
Not only that, but I have seen the wicked approaching and entering the temple, and as they left the holy temple, they boasted in the city that they had done so. This also is an enigma.
I have seen another misfortune on the earth: It is an error a ruler makes.
I have seen slaves on horseback and princes walking on foot like slaves.
The night watchmen found me -- the ones who guard the city walls. "Have you seen my beloved?"
I said, "Too bad for me! I am destroyed, for my lips are contaminated by sin, and I live among people whose lips are contaminated by sin. My eyes have seen the king, the Lord who commands armies."
"Go and tell Hezekiah: 'This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: "I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will add fifteen years to your life,
Isaiah asked, "What have they seen in your palace?" Hezekiah replied, "They have seen everything in my palace. I showed them everything in my treasuries."
I have seen their behavior, but I will heal them and give them rest, and I will once again console those who mourn.
Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who intervenes for those who wait for him.
Who has ever heard of such a thing? Who has ever seen this? Can a country be brought forth in one day? Can a nation be born in a single moment? Yet as soon as Zion goes into labor she gives birth to sons!
I will perform a mighty act among them and then send some of those who remain to the nations -- to Tarshish, Pul, Lud (known for its archers), Tubal, Javan, and to the distant coastlands that have not heard about me or seen my splendor. They will tell the nations of my splendor.
When Josiah was king of Judah, the Lord said to me, "Jeremiah, you have no doubt seen what wayward Israel has done. You have seen how she went up to every high hill and under every green tree to give herself like a prostitute to other gods.
She also saw that I gave wayward Israel her divorce papers and sent her away because of her adulterous worship of other gods. Even after her unfaithful sister Judah had seen this, she still was not afraid, and she too went and gave herself like a prostitute to other gods.
Do you think this temple I have claimed as my own is to be a hideout for robbers? You had better take note! I have seen for myself what you have done! says the Lord.
People of Jerusalem, I have seen your adulterous worship, your shameless prostitution to, and your lustful pursuit of, other gods. I have seen your disgusting acts of worship on the hills throughout the countryside. You are doomed to destruction! How long will you continue to be unclean?'"
Ask yourselves this and consider it carefully: Have you ever seen a man give birth to a baby? Why then do I see all these strong men grabbing their stomachs in pain like a woman giving birth? And why do their faces turn so deathly pale?
"The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, 'You have seen all the disaster I brought on Jerusalem and all the towns of Judah. Indeed, they now lie in ruins and are deserted.
(Khet) Jerusalem committed terrible sin; therefore she became an object of scorn. All who admired her have despised her because they have seen her nakedness. She groans aloud and turns away in shame.
You have seen the wrong done to me, O Lord; pronounce judgment on my behalf!
You have seen all their vengeance, all their plots against me.
So I got up and went out to the valley, and the glory of the Lord was standing there, just like the glory I had seen by the Kebar River, and I threw myself face down.
Then I perceived that the glory of the God of Israel was there, as in the vision I had seen earlier in the valley.
As for the form of their faces, they were the faces whose appearance I had seen at the Kebar River. Each one moved straight ahead.
Then a wind lifted me up and carried me to the exiles in Babylonia, in the vision given to me by the Spirit of God. Then the vision I had seen went up from me.
This is what the sovereign Lord says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit but have seen nothing!