Lexicon :: Strong's H2372 - ḥāzâ

The oracle of one who hears the words of God,

Who sees the vision of the Almighty,

Falling down, but having his eyes open and uncovered,

The oracle of him who hears the words of God

And knows the knowledge of the [fn]Most High,

Who sees the vision of the [fn]Almighty,

Falling down, but having his eyes open and uncovered:

“His [godless] roots are wrapped around a pile of rocks,

And he gazes at a house of stones.

“I will tell you, listen to me;

And what I have seen I will also declare;

“Even after my [mortal] skin is destroyed [by death],

Yet from my [immortal] flesh I will see God,

To the left (north) He turns, but I cannot behold Him;

He turns to the right hand (south), but I cannot see Him.

“Why does the Almighty not set seasons for judgment?

Why do those who know Him not see His days [for punishment of the wicked]?

“Behold, all of you have seen it;

Why then do you act vainly and foolishly [cherishing worthless concepts]?

Teach me what I do not see [in regard to how I have sinned];

If I have done wrong (injustice, unrighteousness),

I will not do it again’?

“All men have seen God’s work;

Man looks at it from a distance.

The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD’S throne is in heaven.

His eyes see, His eyelids test the children of men.

For the LORD is [absolutely] righteous, He loves righteousness (virtue, morality, justice);

The upright shall see His face.

Let my verdict of vindication come from Your presence;

May Your eyes look with equity and behold things that are just.

As for me, I shall see Your face in righteousness;

I will be [fully] satisfied when I awake [to find myself] seeing Your likeness.

One thing I have asked of the LORD, and that I will seek:

That I may dwell in the house of the LORD [in His presence] all the days of my life,

To gaze upon the beauty [the delightful loveliness and majestic grandeur] of the LORD

And to meditate in His temple.

Come, behold the works of the LORD,

Who has brought desolations and wonders on the earth.

Let them be as a snail which melts away (secretes slime) as it goes along,

Like the miscarriage of a woman which never sees the sun.

The [unyieldingly] righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance [of God];

He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

So I have gazed upon You in the sanctuary,

To see Your power and Your glory.

Do you see a man skillful and experienced in his work?

He will stand [in honor] before kings;

He will not stand before obscure men.

When I saw, I considered it well;

I looked and received instruction.

Do you see a [conceited] man who speaks quickly [offering his opinions or answering without thinking]?

There is more hope for a [thickheaded] [fn]fool than for him.

(The Chorus)

“Return, return, O Shulammite;

Return, return, that we may gaze at you.”

(The Bridegroom)

“Why should you gaze at the Shulammite,

As at the dance of the two armies?

The vision of [the prophet] Isaiah the son of Amoz concerning [the kingdom of] Judah and [its capital] Jerusalem, which he saw [as revealed by God] during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

The word [from God] which Isaiah son of Amoz saw [in a vision] concerning [the nation of] Judah and [its capital city] Jerusalem.

The [mournful, inspired] oracle ([fn]a burden to be carried) concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw [in a prophetic vision]:

Though Your hand is lifted up [to strike], O LORD, the wicked do not see it.

Let them see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame;

Indeed, let the fire reserved for Your enemies consume them.

Who say to the seers, “You must not see visions from God”;

And to the prophets, “You must not prophesy to us what is right!

Speak to us pleasant things and smooth words,

Prophesy [deceitful] illusions [that we will enjoy].

Your eyes will see the King in His beauty;

They will see a far-distant land.

Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts and observances;

Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a undisturbed settlement,

A tent which will not be taken down;

Not one of its stakes will ever be pulled up,

Nor any of its ropes be severed.

“You have heard [these things foretold]; look at all this [that has been fulfilled].

And you, will you not declare it?

I proclaim to you [specific] new things from this time,

Even [fn]hidden things which you have not known.

“Behind the door and the doorpost

You have set up your [pagan] symbol;

Indeed, far removed from Me, you have uncovered yourself,

And have gone up and made your bed wide.

And you have made a [new] agreement for yourself with the adulterers,

You have loved their bed,

You have looked [with passion] on their [fn]manhood.

Your prophets have seen (imagined) for you

False and foolish visions;

And they have not exposed your wickedness

To restore you from captivity [by teaching you to repent],

But they have seen (imagined) and declared to you false and misleading oracles.

The words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of [fn]Tekoa, which he saw [in a divine revelation] concerning [fn]Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

The word of the LORD that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw [through divine revelation] concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

“Now many [conquering] nations are assembled against you,

Who say, ‘Let her be profaned [through Gentile presence and the temple’s destruction],

And let our eyes gaze on and gloat over Zion.’

The [fn]oracle (a burdensome message—a pronouncement from God) which Habakkuk the prophet saw.

For the teraphim (household idols) speak wickedness (emptiness, worthlessness),

And the diviners see lying visions

And tell false dreams;

They comfort in vain.

Therefore the people wander like sheep,

They are afflicted and suffer because there is no shepherd.