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lo

Meaning of “lo”

An exclamation meaning look, see, behold, observe, or take notice, used to call immediate attention to what follows.

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159 occurrences156 verses34 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 8:11

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Isaiah 6:7
And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 6:7 · retained source text

And he laide it vpon my mouth, and sayd, Loe, this hath touched thy lippes, and thine iniquitie is taken away, and thy sinne purged.

1611 marginal noteHeb. caused it to touch.

Isaiah 25:9
¶ And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 25:9 · retained source text

¶ And it shalbe said in that day, Loe, this is our God, we haue waited for him, and he will saue vs: this is the LORD, we haue waited for him, we wil be glad, and reioyce in his saluation.

Isaiah 36:6
Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 36:6 · retained source text

Loe, thou trustest in the staffe of this broken reede, on Egypt; whereon if a man leane, it will goe into his hand and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.

1611 marginal noteEze.29.6,7.

Isaiah 49:12
Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 49:12 · retained source text

Behold, these shall come from far: and loe, these from the North and from the West, and these from the land of Sinim.

Isaiah 50:9
Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 50:9 · retained source text

Behold, the LORD God wil helpe me, who is he that shall condemne mee? Loe, they all shall waxe olde as a garment: the moth shall eate them vp.

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