The term behold
(הֵן) appears fourteen times in Isaiah 40:14–50:11, five of which are in Isaiah 50:1–11 alone. The term draws special attention to God’s actions in relation to his covenant people.1
The term behold
(הֵן) appears fourteen times in Isaiah 40:14–50:11, five of which are in Isaiah 50:1–11 alone. The term draws special attention to God’s actions in relation to his covenant people.1
1 Thus says the LORD: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce, with which I sent her away? Or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities you were sold, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.