The term "visiteth" is an archaic form of the verb "visit," often found in older translations of the Bible. In the context of Scripture, "visiteth" carries a deeper meaning than merely paying a social call. It often signifies divine intervention, attention, or judgment from God upon individuals or nations. This entry explores the various dimensions of "visiteth" as it appears in the Bible, particularly in the Berean Standard Bible and other translations.

1. Divine Attention and Care: In many instances, "visiteth" is used to describe God's attentive care and providence towards His people. For example, in the book of Psalms, the psalmist acknowledges God's care for humanity: "What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?" (Psalm 8:4). Here, the concept of God "visiting" humanity underscores His intimate involvement and concern for His creation.

2. Judgment and Correction: The term is also used in the context of divine judgment. When God "visiteth" a nation or individual, it can imply a time of reckoning or correction. In Exodus 32:34, God tells Moses, "Now go, lead the people to the place I told you. Behold, My angel shall go before you. Nevertheless, in the day when I visit, I will punish them for their sin" . This passage highlights the aspect of divine visitation as a time of accountability and justice.

3. Fulfillment of Promises: God's visitation is often associated with the fulfillment of His promises. In Genesis 21:1, the Bible records, "Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised" . The visitation here is a manifestation of God's faithfulness in fulfilling His covenant promises, particularly in the context of the birth of Isaac.

4. Redemption and Salvation: The New Testament also uses the concept of visitation in the context of redemption. In Luke 1:68, Zechariah proclaims, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people" . This visitation signifies the coming of Jesus Christ as the ultimate act of divine intervention for the salvation of humanity.

5. Prophetic and Eschatological Significance: The prophetic books often speak of a future visitation by God, which carries eschatological significance. In Isaiah 10:3, the prophet warns, "What will you do on the day of reckoning, when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth?" . This future visitation is associated with the Day of the Lord, a time of ultimate judgment and restoration.

In summary, the term "visiteth" in the Bible encompasses a range of meanings, from God's caring attention and fulfillment of promises to His righteous judgment and redemptive acts. It reflects the multifaceted nature of God's relationship with His creation, highlighting His sovereignty, justice, and mercy.

A Discourse On
... [Footnote 3: Because happy is the barren that is indefiled, she who hath not conceived
in transgression; she shall have fruit when God visiteth souls. ...
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Psalm VIII.
... from God, but the latter present with God; and therefore is He mindful of the former,
as in far distance from Him; but the latter He visiteth, with whom being ...
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Christ the Good Shepherd.
... As the shepherd visiteth his flock in the day when he shall be in the midst of his
sheep that were scattered, so will I visit my sheep, and I will deliver them ...
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Of the Desire after Eternal Life, and How Great Blessings are ...
... Give most hearty thanks to the Supreme Goodness, who dealeth with thee so graciously,
visiteth thee so lovingly, stirreth thee up so fervently, raiseth thee so ...
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Of the Inward Life
... He often visiteth the inward man and holdeth with him sweet discourse, giving him
soothing consolation, much peace, friendship exceeding wonderful. ...
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To Punish and to Forgive Sins Belong Equally to God.
... Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath?" [1114] But in one place he has briefly
admonished that goodness and severity are alike from Him, saying: "Thou ...
/.../chapter 31 name punish and.htm

Upon those Pure and virgin Apprehensions which I had in My Infancy
... 2. He in our childhood with us walks,. And with our thoughts mysteriously He talks;
He often visiteth our minds,. But cold acceptance in us ever finds: ...
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Had I Been Alive in Adam's Stead
... which Thou hast made, the moon and stars, which are the works of Thy fingers: what
is man that Thou art mindful of him, or the son of man that Thou visiteth him ...
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John ix. 1, 2
... But if any one argue, "How then is it said, Who visiteth the sins of the parents
upon the children unto the third and fourth generation'?" ( Deuteronomy 5:9 ...
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On the Words of the Gospel, Matt. xxv. 1, "Then Shall the Kingdom ...
... of another man's wife, breaketh his bread to the hungry, bringeth the stranger into
his house, clotheth the naked, reconcileth the litigious, visiteth the sick ...
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Visiteth (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Visiteth (2 Occurrences). ... Is God unrighteous who visiteth
with wrath? (I speak after the manner of men.) (ASV). ...
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Visiting (10 Occurrences)

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Visitest (5 Occurrences)

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Remembereth (19 Occurrences)
... remembereth her; (YLT). Job 31:14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? And
when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? (See JPS). Psalms 9 ...
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Commendeth (4 Occurrences)
... Romans 3:5 But if our righteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what
shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? ...
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Retribution (14 Occurrences)
... by the impenitent means a treasuring up of "wrath in the day of wrath and revelation
of the righteous judgment of God" (Romans 2:3-5). God "visiteth with wrath ...
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Manner (351 Occurrences)
... Romans 3:5 But if our righteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what
shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? ...
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