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geneva@Hosea:2:6 @ Therefore, behold, I will hedge up (note:)I will punish you so that you may then test whether your idols can help you, and bring you into such straightness that you will have no lust to play the harlot.(:note) thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.

geneva@Hosea:2:14 @ Therefore, behold, I will (note:)By my benefits in offering her grace and mercy, even in that place where she will think herself destitute of all help and comfort.(:note) allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.

geneva@Joel:2:4 @ The beholding of him is like the sight of horses, & like the horsemen, so shal they runne.

geneva@Joel:2:19 @ Yea, the Lord wil answere and say vnto his people, Beholde, I will send you corne, and wine, and oyle, and you shalbe satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproche among the heathen,

geneva@Joel:3:1 @ For, behold, in (note:)When I will deliver my Church, which consists of both Jews and Gentiles.(:note) those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

geneva@Joel:3:7 @ Beholde, I will rayse them out of the place where ye haue sold them, and will render your reward vpon your owne head,

geneva@Amos:2:13 @ Behold, I am (note:)You have wearied me with your sins; (Isa_1:14).(:note) pressed under you, as a cart is pressed [that is] full of sheaves.

geneva@Amos:3:9 @ Publish in the palaces at (note:)He calls the strangers, such as the Philistines and Egyptians, to be witness of God's judgments against the Israelites for their cruelty and oppression.(:note) Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.

geneva@Amos:6:11 @ For behold, the Lord commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the litle house with clefts.

geneva@Amos:6:14 @ But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of (note:)From one corner of the country to another.(:note) Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.

geneva@Amos:7:1 @ Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed (note:)To devour the land: and he alludes to the invading of the enemies.(:note) grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, [it was] the latter growth After the public commandment for mowing was given: or as some read, when the kings sheep were shorn. after the king's mowings.

geneva@Amos:7:4 @ Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, (note:)Meaning, that God's indignation was inflamed against the stubbornness of this people.(:note) and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.

geneva@Amos:7:7 @ Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall [made] by a plumbline, (note:)Signifying that this would be the last measuring of the people, and that he would defer his judgment no longer.(:note) with a plumbline in his hand.

geneva@Amos:7:8 @ And the Lorde saide vnto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A line. Then said the Lord, Beholde, I wil set a line in the middes of my people Israel, and wil passe by them no more.

geneva@Amos:8:1 @ Thus hath the Lord God shewed vnto me, & behold, a basket of summer fruite.

geneva@Amos:8:11 @ Beholde, the dayes come, sayeth the Lorde God, that I will send a famine in the lande, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the word of the Lord.

geneva@Amos:9:8 @ Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD [are] upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly (note:)Though he destroys the rebellious multitude, yet he will always reserve the remnant of his Church to call upon his name.(:note) destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.

geneva@Amos:9:13 @ Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall (note:)Signifying, that there will be great abundance of all things, so that when one type of fruit is ripe, another would follow, and every one in order; (Lev_26:5).(:note) overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall Read (Joe_3:18). drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.

geneva@Obadiah:1:2 @ Beholde, I haue made thee smal among the heathen: thou art vtterly despised.

geneva@Micah:1:3 @ For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come (note:)Meaning by this that God will come to judgment against the strong cities and strongholds.(:note) down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

geneva@Micah:2:3 @ Therefore thus saieth the Lorde, Beholde, against this familie haue I deuised a plague, whereout yee shall not plucke your neckes, and ye shall not go so proudly, for this time is euill.

geneva@Micah:7:10 @ Then she that is mine enemie, shall looke vpon it, and shame shall couer her, which said vnto me, Where is the Lorde thy God? Mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be troden downe as the myre of the streetes.

geneva@Nahum:1:15 @ Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth (note:)Which peace the Jews would enjoy by the death of Sennacherib.(:note) peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

geneva@Nahum:2:13 @ Behold, I [am] against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the (note:)That is, as soon as my wrath begins to burn.(:note) smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy Signifying the heralds, who were accustomed to proclaim war. Some read, «of you gum teeth», with which Nineveh was accustomed to bruise the bones of the poor. messengers shall no more be heard.

geneva@Nahum:3:5 @ Beholde, I come vpon thee, saith the Lorde of hostes, and will discouer thy skirtes vpon thy face, and will shewe the nations thy filthines, & the kingdomes thy shame.

geneva@Nahum:3:13 @ Beholde, thy people within thee are women: the gates of thy land shalbe opened vnto thine enemies, and ye fire shall deuoure thy barres.

geneva@Habakkuk:1:3 @ Why doest thou shewe mee iniquitie, and cause me to beholde sorowe? for spoyling, and violence are before me: and there are that rayse vp strife and contention.

geneva@Habakkuk:1:5 @ Behold ye among the nations, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for [I] will work a work in your days, [which] (note:)As in times past you would not believe God's word, so you will not now believe the strange plagues which are at hand.(:note) ye will not believe, though it be told [you].

geneva@Habakkuk:1:13 @ Thou art of pure eyes, and canst not see euill: thou canst not behold wickednesse: wherefore doest thou looke vpon the transgressors, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked deuoureth the man, that is more righteous then he?

geneva@Habakkuk:2:4 @ Behold, (note:)To trust in himself, or in any worldly thing, is never to be at peace: for the only rest is to trust in God by faith; (Rom_1:17; Gal_3:11; Heb_10:38).(:note) his soul [which] is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

geneva@Habakkuk:2:13 @ Behold, [is it] not from the (note:)Meaning, that God will not defer his vengeance long, but will come and destroy all their labours, as though they were consumed with fire.(:note) LORD of hosts that the people shall labour [only] for fire, and the nations shall weary themselves for nothing?

geneva@Habakkuk:2:19 @ Woe to him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! (note:)If you will consider what it is, and how it has neither breath nor life, but is a dead thing.(:note) Behold, it [is] laid over with gold and silver, and [there is] no breath at all within it.

geneva@Zephaniah:3:19 @ Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will (note:)I will deliver the Church, which now is afflicted, as in (Mic_4:6).(:note) save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every As among the Assyrians and Chaldaeans, who mocked them and put them to shame. land where they have been put to shame.

geneva@Zechariah:1:8 @ I (note:)This vision signifies the restoration of the Church: but as yet it would not appear to man's eyes, which is here meant by the night, by the bottom, and by the myrtle trees, which are black, and give a dark shadow. Yet he compares God to a King who has his posts and messengers abroad, by whom he still works his purpose and brings his matters to pass.(:note) saw by night, and behold Who was the chief among the rest of the horsemen. a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that [were] in the bottom; and behind him [were there] These signify the various offices of God's angels, by whom God sometimes punishes, and sometimes comforts, and brings forth his works in various ways. red horses, speckled, and white.

geneva@Zechariah:1:11 @ And they answered the Angel of the Lord, that stood among the mirre trees, and sayd, We haue gone thorowe the world: and beholde, all the world sitteth still, and is at rest.

geneva@Zechariah:1:18 @ Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold (note:)Which signifies all the enemies of the Church: east, west, north, and south.(:note) four horns.

geneva@Zechariah:2:1 @ I lifted up my eyes again, and looked, and behold a (note:)This is the angel who was Christ: for in respect of his office he is often called an angel, but in respect of his eternal essence, is God, and so called.(:note) man with a measuring line in his hand.

geneva@Zechariah:2:3 @ And beholde, the Angel that talked with me, went foorth: and another Angel went out to meete him,

geneva@Zechariah:2:9 @ For, behold, I will shake my hand (note:)Upon the heathen your enemies.(:note) upon them, and They will be your servants, as you have been theirs. they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath This must necessarily be understood of Christ, who being God equal with his Father, was sent, as he was Mediator to dwell in his Church and to govern them. sent me.

geneva@Zechariah:3:4 @ And he answered and spoke to those that stood before him, saying, Take away the (note:){{See Zec_3:3}}(:note) filthy garments from him. And to him he said, Behold, I have He shows of what apparel he speaks, which is, when our filthy sins are taken away, and we are clothed with God's mercies, which refers to the spiritual restitution. caused thy iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

geneva@Zechariah:3:8 @ Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they (note:)Because they follow my word, they are condemned in the world, and esteemed as monsters. {{See Isa_8:18}}(:note) [are] men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the That is, Christ, who did so humble himself, that he not only became the servant of God, but also the servant of men: and therefore in him they should have comfort, even though in the world they are condemned; (Isa_11:1) (Jer_23:5; Jer_33:14-15). BRANCH.

geneva@Zechariah:3:9 @ For behold the (note:)He shows that the ministers cannot build before God lay the first stone, which is Christ, who is full of eyes, both because he gives light to all others, and that all ought to seek light from him; (Zec_4:10).(:note) stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone [shall be] seven eyes: behold, I That is, I will make perfect in all points, as a thing done by the hand of God. will engrave the engraving of it, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will Though I have punished this land for a time, yet I will even now be pacified, and punish their sins no more. remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

geneva@Zechariah:4:2 @ And said to me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a (note:)Which was ever in the midst of the temple, signifying that the graces of God's Spirit would shine, here in most abundance, and in all perfection.(:note) lamp stand all [of] gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps, and seven Which conveyed the oil that dropped from the trees into the lamps, so that the light never went out: and this vision was to strengthen and encourage the faithful that God had sufficient power in himself to continue his graces, and to bring his promise to pass even though he had no help from man. pipes to the seven lamps, which [were] upon the top of it:

geneva@Zechariah:5:1 @ Then I turned me, and lifted vp mine eyes and looked, and beholde, a flying booke.

geneva@Zechariah:5:7 @ And, behold, there was lifted up a (note:)To cover the measure.(:note) talent of lead: and this [is] a Which represents iniquity, as in the next verse. woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.

geneva@Zechariah:5:9 @ Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two (note:)Which declared that God would execute his judgment by the means of the weak and infirm.(:note) women, and the wind [was] in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.

geneva@Zechariah:6:1 @ And I turned, and lifted up my eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four (note:)By chariots here, as by horses before, he means the swift messengers of God to execute and declare his will.(:note) chariots out from between By the mountains he means the external counsel and providence of God, by which he has from before all eternity declared what will come to pass, and that which neither Satan nor all the world can alter. two mountains; and the mountains [were] mountains of brass.

geneva@Zechariah:6:8 @ Then he cried upon me, and spoke to me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my (note:)By punishing the Chaldeans my anger ceased, and you were delivered.(:note) spirit in the north country.

geneva@Zechariah:6:12 @ And speak to him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name [is] The (note:)Meaning Christ, of whom Joshua was the figure: for in Greek they were both called Jesus.(:note) BRANCH; and he shall grow That is, of himself without the help of man. up out of his place, and he shall Which declares that no one could build this temple of which Haggai speaks, but only Christ: and therefore it was spiritual, and not material; (Hag_2:9). build the temple of the LORD:

geneva@Zechariah:8:7 @ Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Beholde, I will deliuer my people from the East countrey, and from the West countrey.

geneva@Zechariah:9:4 @ Behold, the LORD will cast her out, and he will smite her (note:)Though those of Tyre think themselves invincible by reason of the sea that surrounds them, yet they will not escape God's judgments.(:note) power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

geneva@Zechariah:9:9 @ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh to thee: (note:)That is, he has righteousness and salvation in himself for the use and benefit of his Church.(:note) he [is] just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon a Which declares that they should not look for such a king as would be glorious in the eyes of man, but should be poor, and yet in himself have all power to deliver his own: and this is meant of Christ, as in (Mat_21:5). donkey, and upon a colt the foal of a donkey.

geneva@Zechariah:12:2 @ Behold, I will make Jerusalem a (note:)Jerusalem will be defended against all her enemies: so will God defend all Judah also, and will destroy the enemies.(:note) cup of trembling to all the people around, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah [and] against Jerusalem.

geneva@Zechariah:14:1 @ Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be (note:)He arms the godly against the great temptations that would come, before they enjoyed this prosperous estate promised under Christ, that when these dangers came, they might know that they were warned of them before.(:note) divided in the midst of thee.

geneva@Malachi:1:13 @ Ye said also, Behold, what a (note:)The priests and people were both weary with serving God, and did not regard what manner of sacrifice and service they gave to God: for that which was least profitable, was thought good enough for the Lord.(:note) weariness [is it]! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought [that which was] torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.

geneva@Malachi:2:3 @ Behold, I will corrupt (note:)The seed you sow will come to no profit.(:note) your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, [even] the You boast of your holiness, sacrifices, and feasts, but they will turn to your shame and be as vile as dung. dung of your solemn feasts; and [one] shall take you away with it.

geneva@Malachi:3:1 @ Behold, I will send my (note:)This is meant of John the Baptist, as Christ interprets it; (Luk_7:27).(:note) messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Meaning, the Messiah, as in (Psa_40:17; Dan_9:17, Dan_9:25). Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the That is, Christ, by whom the covenant was made and ratified, who is called the angel or messenger of the covenant, because he reconciles us to his Father, and is Lord or King, because he has the rule of his Church. messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

geneva@Malachi:4:1 @ For, behold, the day cometh, that shall (note:)He prophesies of God's judgments against the wicked, who would not receive Christ, when God would send him for the restoration of his Church.(:note) burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

geneva@Malachi:4:5 @ Behold, I will send you (note:)This Christ interprets of John the Baptist, who both for his zeal, and restoring or religion, is aptly compared to Elijah; (Mat_11:13-14).(:note) Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and Which as it is true for the wicked, so does it waken the godly, and call them to repentance. dreadful day of the LORD: