248 verses contain “Looked” (in the KJV: 172, in the BSB: 144) — showing 1–100
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And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
And
Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto
Abel and to his offering:
while
Abel brought the best portions of the
firstborn of his flock. And the LORD
looked with favor on
Abel and his offering,
And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.
And it came to pass in the six
hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and
Noah removed the covering of the ark, and
looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
In
Noah’s six hundred and first year, on the first day of the first month, the waters had dried up from the earth. So
Noah removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry.
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and
beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed
Sodom and
Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
And Lot
looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed
Sodom and
Gomorrah.)
And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here
looked after him that
seeth me?
So
Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
And the men rose up from thence, and
looked toward
Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
When the men got up to leave, they
looked out over
Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.
But his wife
looked back from behind him, and she became a
pillar of salt.
But Lot’s wife
looked back, and she became a
pillar of salt.
And he
looked toward
Sodom and
Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and
beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
He
looked down toward
Sodom and
Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw the smoke rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.
Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place
afar off.
On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.
And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and
looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a
thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the
stead of his son.
Then Abraham
looked up and saw behind him a ram in a
thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.
And
Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the
camel.
And when
Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she got down from her
camel And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that
Abimelech king of the Philistines
looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was
sporting with
Rebekah his wife.
When Isaac had been there a long time,
Abimelech king of the Philistines
looked down from the window and was surprised to see Isaac
caressing his wife
Rebekah.
And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well’s mouth.
He looked and saw a well in the field, and near it lay three flocks of sheep, because the sheep were watered from this well. And a large stone covered the mouth of the well.
And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name
Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath
looked upon my
affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him
Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my
affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and
looked, and, behold,
Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto
Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
Now Jacob
looked up and saw
Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah,
Rachel, and the two maidservants.
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath
graciously given thy servant.
When
Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, “Who are these with you?” Jacob answered, “These are the children God has
graciously given your servant.”
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and
looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from
Gilead with their camels bearing
spicery and
balm and
myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
And as they sat down to eat a meal, they
looked up and saw a
caravan of
Ishmaelites coming from
Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices,
balm, and
myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
The keeper of the prison
looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to
prosper.
The
warden did not
concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and
looked upon them, and, behold, they were
sad.
When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were
distraught.
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be
gracious unto thee, my son.
When Joseph
looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be
gracious to you, my son.”
And they sat before him, the
firstborn according to his
birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men
marvelled one at another.
They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the
firstborn to the youngest, and the men
looked at one another in
astonishment.
And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and
looked on their burdens: and he
spied an Egyptian
smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
And he
looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he
slew the Egyptian, and
hid him in the sand.
After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and
hid his body in the sand.
And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.
God saw the Israelites and took notice.
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a
bush: and he
looked, and, behold, the
bush burned with fire, and the
bush was not consumed.
There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a
blazing fire from within a
bush. Moses saw the
bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.
And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had
looked upon their
affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their
affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.
And when Pharaoh drew
nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were
sore afraid: and the children of Israel
cried out unto the LORD.
As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites
looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were
terrified and
cried out to the LORD.
And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD
looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the
pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
At morning watch, however, the LORD
looked down on the army of the Egyptians from the
pillar of fire and cloud, and He threw their camp into confusion.
And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.
And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared.
And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle.
Then, whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would stand at the entrances to their own tents and watch Moses until he entered the tent.
And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face
shone; and they were afraid to come
nigh him.
Aaron and all the Israelites
looked at Moses, and behold, his face was
radiant. And they were afraid to approach him.
And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold,
Miriam became
leprous, white as snow: and Aaron
looked upon
Miriam, and, behold, she was
leprous.
As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly
Miriam became
leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was
leprous,
And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.
But when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.
And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD’s presence to all the Israelites. They saw them, and each man took his own staff.
And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had
bitten any man, when he
beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
So Moses made a bronze
snake and mounted it on a pole. If
anyone who was
bitten looked at the bronze
snake, he would live.
And
Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel
abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.
When
Balaam looked up and saw Israel
encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him,
And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.
Then
Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an
oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.”
And he
looked on the
Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
Next he saw the
Kenites and lifted up an
oracle, saying: “Your dwelling place is secure, and your nest is set in a
cliff.
And I
looked, and, behold, ye had
sinned against the LORD your God, and had made you a
molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the LORD had commanded you.
And I saw how you had
sinned against the LORD your God; you had made for
yourselves a
molten calf. You had turned aside quickly from the way that the LORD had commanded you.
And when we
cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and
looked on our
affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:
So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our
affliction,
toil, and oppression.
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by
Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and
looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our
adversaries?
Now when Joshua was near
Jericho, he
looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”
And when the men of
Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to
flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.
When the men of
Ai turned and
looked back, the smoke of the city was rising into the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now became the pursuers.
And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?
The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of
Midian. Am I not sending you?”
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and
looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and
smote them.
So he took his men, divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he rose up against them and attacked them.
So
Manoah took a
kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wonderously; and
Manoah and his wife
looked on.
Then
Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. And as
Manoah and his wife
looked on, the LORD did a
marvelous thing.
For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And
Manoah and his wife
looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.
When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. When
Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground.
And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a
wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said,
Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?
When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?”
But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a
pillar of smoke, the Benjamites
looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.
But when the column of smoke began to go up from the city, the Benjamites looked behind them and saw the whole city going up in smoke.
And they of Beth-shemesh were
reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and
rejoiced to see it.
Now the people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley, and when they looked up and saw the ark, they were overjoyed at the sight.
And he
smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had
looked into the ark of the LORD, even he
smote of the people fifty thousand and
threescore and ten men: and the people
lamented, because the LORD had
smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.
But God struck down some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they
looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people
mourned because the LORD had struck them with a great slaughter.
To
morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt
anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have
looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
“At this time
tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to
anoint him leader over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have
looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”
When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of
Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.
Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of
Kish was selected. But when they
looked for him, they could not find him.
And the
watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin
looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.
Now when Saul’s
watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin
looked and saw the troops melting away and
scattering in every direction,
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he
looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’S
anointed is before him.
When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His
anointed.”
And when the
Philistine looked about, and saw David, he
disdained him: for he was but a youth, and
ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and
cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul
looked behind him, David
stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence
And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.
When he turned around and saw me, he called out and I answered, ‘Here I am!’
Then
Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou
Asahel? And he answered, I am.
And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter
looked through a window, and saw king David
leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she
despised him in her heart.
As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal
looked down from a window and saw King David
leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she
despised him in her heart.
But
Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and
looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.
Meanwhile,
Absalom had fled. When the young man standing watch
looked up, he saw many people coming down the road west of him, along the side of the hill. And the
watchman went and reported to the king, “I see men coming from the direction of Horonaim, along the side of the hill.”
And David sat between the two gates: and the
watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and
looked, and behold a man running alone.
Now David was sitting between the two gates when the
watchman went up to the roof of the
gateway by the wall,
looked out, and saw a man running alone.
They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
They looked, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.
When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants coming toward him, he went out and bowed facedown before the king.
And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
“Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and
looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times
Elijah said, “Go back.”
And he
looked, and, behold, there was a
cake baken on the coals, and a
cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
And he
looked around, and there by his head was a
cake of bread
baked over hot coals, and a
jar of water. So he
ate and
drank and lay down again.
And he turned back, and
looked on them, and
cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and
tare forty and two children of them.
Then he turned around,
looked at them, and called down a
curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and
mauled forty-two of the boys.
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun
shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:
When they got up early in the morning, the sun was
shining on the water, and it
looked as red as blood to the Moabites across the way.
And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that
Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
When they had entered Samaria,
Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they
looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria.
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people
looked, and, behold, he had
sackcloth within upon his flesh.
When the king heard the words of the woman, he
tore his clothes. And as he passed by on the wall, the people saw the
sackcloth under his clothes next to his skin.
And when
Jehu was come to
Jezreel,
Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and
tired her head, and
looked out at a window.
Now when
Jehu arrived in
Jezreel,
Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and
looked down from a window.
And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.
He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him.
And when she
looked, behold, the king stood by a
pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land
rejoiced, and
blew with
trumpets: and
Athaliah rent her clothes, and
cried, Treason, Treason.
And she
looked out and saw the king standing by the
pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were
rejoicing and blowing
trumpets. Then
Athaliah tore her clothes and
screamed, “Treason! Treason!”
But
Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and
Amaziah king of Judah
looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
But
Amaziah would not
listen, and Jehoash king of Israel advanced. He and King
Amaziah of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she
despised him in her heart.
As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal
looked down from a window and saw King David dancing and
celebrating, and she
despised him in her heart.
And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.
David came to Ornan, and when Ornan
looked out and saw David, he left the
threshing floor and bowed facedown before David.
And when Judah
looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they
cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the
trumpets.
When Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them, they
cried out to the LORD. Then the priests
blew the
trumpets,
And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.
When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.
And he sought
Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was
hid in Samaria,) and brought him to
Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of
Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of
Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.
Then
Jehu looked for
Ahaziah, and
Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So
Ahaziah was brought to
Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of
Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of
Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.
And she
looked, and, behold, the king stood at his
pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the
trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land
rejoiced, and sounded with
trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then
Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.
And she
looked out and saw the king standing by his
pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were
rejoicing and blowing
trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then
Athaliah tore her clothes and
screamed, “Treason, treason!”
And
Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests,
looked upon him, and, behold, he was
leprous in his
forehead, and they thrust him out from thence;
yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had
smitten him.
And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and
awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
Now when the turn of
Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of
Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s
chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And
Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that
looked upon her.
Now
Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom
Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the
harem, had
advised. And
Esther found favor in the eyes of
everyone who saw her.
The troops of Tema
looked, the companies of
Sheba waited for them.
The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of
Sheba hope to find it.
Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it,
yea, and searched it out.
then He
looked at wisdom and
appraised it; He established it and searched it out.
When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
Those who look to Him are
radiant with joy; their faces shall never be
ashamed.
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.
God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of
heaviness: and I
looked for some to take
pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
Insults have broken my heart, and I am in
despair. I
looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
For He
looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD
gazed out from heaven to earth
I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
I am an object of
scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they
shake their heads.
I
looked on my right hand, and
beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
For at the window of my house I
looked through the
lattice.
Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:
Then I
looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and
vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had
toiled to
achieve, I found everything to be
futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were
oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
Again I
looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the
oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath
looked upon me: my mother’s children were
angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own
vineyard have I not kept.
Do not
stare because I am dark, for the sun has
gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were
angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own
vineyard I have neglected.