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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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First occurrence: Genesis 8:11

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Showing verses 91–100 of 156 · 159 word occurrences in this result

Jeremiah 36:12
Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 36:12 · retained source text

Then hee went downe into the kings house into the scribes chamber, and loe, all the princes sate there, euen Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the sonne of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the sonne of Achbor, and Gemariah the sonne of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the sonne of Hananiah, and all the princes.

Jeremiah 50:9
¶ For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 50:9 · retained source text

¶ For loe, I will raise and cause to come vp against Babylon, an assembly of great nations from the North countrey, and they shall set themselues in aray against her, from thence shee shalbe taken: their arrowes shalbe as of a mightie expert man: none shall returne in vaine.

1611 marginal noteOr, destroyer.

Ezekiel 2:9
¶ And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 2:9 · retained source text

¶ And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent vnto mee, and loe, a roule of a booke was therein.

Ezekiel 4:15
Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 4:15 · retained source text

Then he said vnto me, Loe, I haue giuen thee cowes doung for mans doung and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.

Ezekiel 8:2
Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 8:2 · retained source text

Then I beheld, and loe, a likenesse as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loines euen downeward, fire: and from his loines euen vpward, as the appearance of brightnesse, as the colour of amber.

Ezekiel 8:17
¶ Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 8:17 · retained source text

¶ Then he said vnto me, Hast thou seene this, O sonne of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Iudah, that they commit the abominations, which they commit heere? for they haue filled the land with violence, and haue returned to prouoke me to anger: and loe, they put the branch to their nose.

1611 marginal noteOr is there any thing lighter than to commit?

Ezekiel 13:10
¶ Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 13:10 · retained source text

¶ Because, euen because they haue seduced my people, saying; Peace, and there was no peace: and one built vp a wall, and loe, others dawbed it with vntempered morter,

1611 marginal noteOr, a sleight wall.

1611 marginal noteIer.6.14.

Ezekiel 13:12
Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 13:12 · retained source text

Loe, when the wall is fallen, shall it not bee sayde vnto you; Where is the dawbing wherwith ye haue dawbed it?

Ezekiel 17:18
Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 17:18 · retained source text

Seeing hee despised the oath by breaking the couenant (when loe, he had giuen his hand) and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.

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