'Toward' in the Bible

And I said:My God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face toward You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads and our guilt is as high as the heavens.

We have acted corruptly toward You and have not kept the commands, statutes, and ordinances You gave Your servant Moses.

I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Serpent’s Well and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and its gates that had been destroyed by fire.

and the temple servants living on Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.

Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on top of the wall, and I appointed two large processions that gave thanks. One went to the right on the wall, toward the Dung Gate.

As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the courtyard, she won his approval. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.

That day Haman left full of joy and in good spirits. But when Haman saw Mordecai at the King’s Gate, and Mordecai didn’t rise or tremble in fear at his presence, Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai.

The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, so she got up and stood before the king.

You produce new witnesses against meand multiply Your anger toward me.Hardships assault me, wave after wave.

But I enter Your houseby the abundance of Your faithful love;I bow down toward Your holy templein reverential awe of You.

I was blameless toward Himand kept myself from sinning.

Listen to the sound of my pleadingwhen I cry to You for help,when I lift up my handstoward Your holy sanctuary.

For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me—those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”

Come and see the wonders of God;His acts for humanity are awe-inspiring.

I was stupid and didn’t understand;I was an unthinking animal toward You.

their hearts were insincere toward Him,and they were unfaithful to His covenant.

It sent out sprouts toward the Seaand shoots toward the River.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,so great is His faithful lovetoward those who fear Him.

But from eternity to eternitythe Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear Him,and His righteousness toward the grandchildren

Turn to me and be gracious to me,as is Your practice toward those who love Your name.

A song of ascents.I lift my eyes toward the mountains.Where will my help come from?

I will bow down toward Your holy templeand give thanks to Your namefor Your constant love and truth.You have exalted Your nameand Your promise above everything else.

because their feet run toward troubleand they hurry to commit murder.

He follows her impulsivelylike an ox going to the slaughter,like a deer bounding toward a trap

Rescue those being taken off to death,and save those stumbling toward slaughter.

Your neck is like a tower of ivory,your eyes like pools in Heshbonby the gate of Bath-rabbim.Your nose is like the tower of Lebanonlooking toward Damascus.

The people will oppress one another,man against man, neighbor against neighbor;the youth will act arrogantly toward the elder,and the worthless toward the honorable.

They will look toward the earth and see only distress, darkness, and the gloom of affliction, and they will be driven into thick darkness.

Lift up a signal flag toward Zion.Run for cover! Don’t stand still!For I am bringing disaster from the north—a great destruction.

Instead, if you really change your ways and your actions, if you act justly toward one another,

My inheritance has acted toward Melike a lion in the forest.She has roared against Me.Therefore, I hate her.

Who will have pity on you, Jerusalem?Who will show sympathy toward you?Who will turn asideto ask about your welfare?

He will be like a tree planted by water:it sends its roots out toward a stream,it doesn’t fear when heat comes,and its foliage remains green.It will not worry in a year of droughtor cease producing fruit.

A measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah.

And under the expanse their wings extended one toward another. Each of them also had two wings covering their bodies.

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.

The Lord said to me, “Son of man, look toward the north.” I looked to the north, and there was this offensive statue north of the altar gate, at the entrance.

“Now, son of man, turn toward the women of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them

It sprouted and became a spreading vine,low in height with its branches turned toward him,yet its roots stayed under it.So it became a vine,produced branches, and sent out shoots.

But there was another great eaglewith great wings and thick plumage.And this vine bent its roots toward him!It stretched out its branches to himfrom its planting bed,so that he might water 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 Sidon and prophesy against it.

“Son of man, turn your face toward Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all of Egypt.

“Son of man, turn your face toward Mount Seir and prophesy against it.

Look! I am on your side; I will turn toward you, and you will be tilled and sown.

“Son of man, turn your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him

The side rooms opened into the free space, one entrance toward the north and another to the south. The area of free space was 8¾ feet wide all around.

Now the building that faced the temple yard toward the west was 122½ feet wide. The wall of the building was 8¾ feet thick on all sides, and the building’s length was 157½ feet.

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.

In front of the chambers was a walkway toward the inside, 17½ feet wide and 175 feet long, and their entrances were on the north.

A wall on the outside ran in front of the chambers, parallel to them, toward the outer court; it was 87½ feet long.

In the thickness of the wall of the court toward the south, there were chambers facing the temple yard and the western building,

The man then brought me back toward the sanctuary’s outer gate that faced east, and it was closed.

Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple and there was water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the temple faced east. The water was coming down from under the south side of the threshold of the temple, south of the altar.

Next to the territory of Gad toward the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the Brook of Egypt, and out to the Mediterranean Sea.

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,

When Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house. The windows in its upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

He came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed at him with savage fury.

Then the male goat became very great, but when he became powerful, the large horn was shattered. Four conspicuous horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven.

From one of them a little horn emerged and grew extensively toward the south and the east and toward the beautiful land.

Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but this day public shame belongs to us: the men of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, and all Israel—those who are near and those who are far, in all the countries where You have dispersed them because of the disloyalty they have shown toward You.

While he was saying these words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and was speechless.

With flattery he will corrupt those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will be strong and take action.

Then I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river. He raised both his hands toward heaven and swore by Him who lives eternally that it would be for a time, times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people is shattered, all these things will be completed.

I said to her, “You must live with me many days. Don’t be promiscuous or belong to any man, and I will act the same way toward you.”

But I said: I have been banishedfrom Your sight,yet I will look once moretoward Your holy temple.

He prayed to the Lord: “Please, Lord, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own country? That’s why I fled toward Tarshish in the first place. I knew that You are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to become angry, rich in faithful love, and One who relents from sending disaster.

On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the eastern sea and the other half toward the western sea, in summer and winter alike.

And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

Around three in the morning, He came toward them walking on the sea.

“Come!” He said.And climbing out of the boat, Peter started walking on the water and came toward Jesus.

Since He had healed many, all who had diseases were pressing toward Him to touch Him.

He saw them being battered as they rowed, because the wind was against them. Around three in the morning He came toward them walking on the sea and wanted to pass by them.

“That’s how it is with the one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

That very day Herod and Pilate became friends. Previously, they had been hostile toward each other.

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

Then Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and said about him, “Here is a true Israelite; no deceit is in him.”

Therefore, when Jesus looked up and noticed a huge crowd coming toward Him, He asked Philip, “Where will we buy bread so these people can eat?”

While he was holding on to Peter and John, all the people, greatly amazed, ran toward them in what is called Solomon’s Colonnade.

Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down, prayed, and turning toward the body said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, saw Peter, and sat up.

I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

I always do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and men.

and told them, “Men, I can see that this voyage is headed toward damage and heavy loss, not only of the cargo and the ship but also of our lives.”

Therefore, consider God’s kindness and severity: severity toward those who have fallen but God’s kindness toward you—if you remain in His kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.

But if any man thinks he is acting improperly toward his virgin, if she is past marriageable age, and so it must be, he can do what he wants. He is not sinning; they can get married.

But by God’s grace I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not ineffective. However, I worked more than any of them, yet not I, but God’s grace that was with me.

For this is our confidence: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with God-given sincerity and purity, not by fleshly wisdom but by God’s grace.

We have this kind of confidence toward God through Christ.

And his affection toward you is even greater as he remembers the obedience of all of you, and how you received him with fear and trembling.

Now I, Paul, make a personal appeal to you by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ—I who am humble among you in person but bold toward you when absent.

since you seek proof of Christ speaking in me. He is not weak toward you, but powerful among you.

In fact, He was crucified in weakness, but He lives by God’s power. For we also are weak in Him, yet toward you we will live with Him by God’s power.

Act wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.

In fact, you are doing this toward all the brothers in the entire region of Macedonia. But we encourage you, brothers, to do so even more,

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must learn to practice godliness toward their own family first and to repay their parents, for this pleases God.

because I hear of your love and faith toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints.

Adulteresses! Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? So whoever wants to be the world’s friend becomes God’s enemy.