Verse 28

Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 27:9 : 9 His cry doth God hear, When distress cometh on him?
  • Jer 11:11 : 11 Therefore thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am bringing in unto them evil, That they are not able to go out from, And they have cried unto Me, And I do not hearken unto them.
  • Mic 3:4 : 4 Then do they cry unto Jehovah, And He doth not answer them, And hideth His face from them at that time, As they have made evil their doings.
  • Jas 4:3 : 3 ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend `it'.
  • Isa 1:15 : 15 And in your spreading forth your hands, I hide mine eyes from you, Also when ye increase prayer, I do not hear, Your hands of blood have been full.
  • Zech 7:13 : 13 And it cometh to pass, as He called, And they have not hearkened, So do they call, and I do not hearken, Said Jehovah of Hosts.
  • Jer 14:12 : 12 When they fast, I hearken not unto their cry, And when they cause to ascend burnt-offering and present, I accept them not, For by sword, and by famine, And by pestilence, I am consuming them.
  • Ezek 8:18 : 18 And I also deal in fury, Mine eye doth not pity, nor do I spare, and they have cried in Mine ears -- a loud voice -- and I do not hear them.'
  • Job 35:12 : 12 There they cry, and He doth not answer, Because of the pride of evil doers.
  • Ps 18:41 : 41 They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them.
  • Matt 7:22-23 : 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, lord, have we not in thy name prophesied? and in thy name cast out demons? and in thy name done many mighty things? 23 and then I will acknowledge to them, that -- I never knew you, depart from me ye who are working lawlessness.
  • Matt 25:10-12 : 10 `And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the marriage-feasts, and the door was shut; 11 and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us; 12 and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.
  • 1 Sam 8:18 : 18 And ye have cried out in that day because of the king whom ye have chosen for yourselves, and Jehovah doth not answer you in that day.'
  • Gen 6:3 : 3 And Jehovah saith, `My Spirit doth not strive in man -- to the age; in their erring they `are' flesh:' and his days have been an hundred and twenty years.
  • Luke 13:25-28 : 25 from the time the master of the house may have risen up, and may have shut the door, and ye may begin without to stand, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I have not known you whence ye are, 26 then ye may begin to say, We did eat before thee, and did drink, and in our broad places thou didst teach; 27 and he shall say, I say to you, I have not known you whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of the unrighteousness. 28 `There shall be there the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth, when ye may see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the reign of God, and yourselves being cast out without;
  • Ps 78:34-36 : 34 If He slew them, then they sought Him, And turned back, and sought God earnestly, 35 And they remember that God `is' their rock, And God Most High their redeemer. 36 And -- they deceive Him with their mouth, And with their tongue do lie to Him,
  • Prov 8:17 : 17 I love those loving me, And those seeking me earnestly do find me.
  • Hos 5:15-6:4 : 15 I go -- I turn back unto My place, Till that they are desolate, and have sought My face. In their distress they do seek Me speedily!' 1 `Come, and we turn back unto Jehovah, For He hath torn, and He doth heal us, He doth smite, and He bindeth us up. 2 He doth revive us after two days, In the third day He doth raise us up, And we live before Him. 3 And we know -- we pursue to know Jehovah, As the dawn prepared is His going forth, And He cometh in as a shower to us, As gathered rain -- sprinkling earth.' 4 What do I do to thee, O Ephraim? What do I do to thee, O Judah? Your goodness `is' as a cloud of the morning, And as dew rising early -- going.