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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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Proverbs 24:31
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 24:31 · retained source text

And loe, it was all growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall therof was broken downe:

Ecclesiastes 1:16
I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 1:16 · retained source text

I communed with mine owne heart, saying, Loe, I am come to great estate, and haue gotten more wisedome then all they that haue beene before me in Ierusalem: yea my heart had great experience of wisedome & knowledge.

1611 marginal noteHeb. had seene much.

1611 marginal note1.King.4.30. and 10.7, 23.

Ecclesiastes 7:29
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
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1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 7:29 · retained source text

Loe, this onely haue I found, that God hath made man vpright: but they haue sought out many inuentions.

1611 marginal noteGen.1.27.

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
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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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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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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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.

Jeremiah 1:15
For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 1:15 · retained source text

For loe, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the North, saith the LORD, and they shall come, and they shall set euery one his throne at the entring of the gates of Ierusalem, and against all the walles thereof round about, & against all the cities of Iudah.

1611 marginal noteCha.5.15. and 6.22. and 10.22.

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