- Seek:
- "And when ye spread forthª° your hands,ª I will hideª° mine eyesª from¹ you: yea,¹ when¹ ye make manyª° prayers,ª I will not¹ hear:ª° your handsª are fullª° of blood.ª" {Isa 1:15} + "And when¹ they shall sayª° unto¹ you, Seekª° unto¹ them that have familiar spirits,ª and unto¹ wizardsª that peep,ª° and that mutter:ª° should not¹ a peopleª seekª° unto¹ their God?ª for¹ the livingª to¹ the dead?ª°" {Isa 8:19} + "Seekª° ye the LORDª while he may be found,ª° callª° ye upon him while he is¹ near:ª ... Let the wickedª forsakeª° his way,ª and the unrighteousª manª his thoughts:ª and let him returnª° unto¹ the LORD,ª and he will have mercyª° upon him; and to¹ our God,ª for¹ he will abundantlyª° pardon.ª°" {Isa 55:6-7} + "Cryª° aloud,ª spareª° not,¹ lift²° up¹ thy voiceª like a trumpet,ª and shewª° my peopleª their transgression,ª and the houseª of Jacobª their sins.ª ... Wherefore¹ have we fasted,ª° [say they], and thou seestª° not?¹ [wherefore] have we afflictedª° our soul,ª and thou takest no knowledge?ª°¹ Behold,¹ in the dayª of your fastª ye findª° pleasure,ª and exactª° all¹ your labours.ª" {Isa 58:1-3} + "Now¹ therefore in the sightª of all¹ Israelª the congregationª of the LORD,ª and in the audienceª of our God,ª keepª° and seekª° for all¹ the commandmentsª of the LORDª your God:ª that¹ ye may possessª°¹ this goodª land,ª and leave [it] for an inheritanceª° for your childrenª afterª you for² ever.ª¹" {1Ch 28:8} + "And he went outª° to meetª Asa,ª and saidª° unto him, Hearª° ye me, Asa,ª and all¹ Judahª and Benjamin;ª The LORDª [is] with¹ you, while ye be¹ with¹ him; and if¹ ye seekª° him, he will be foundª° of you; but if¹ ye forsakeª° him, he will forsakeª° you." {2Ch 15:2} + "For¹ I was ashamedª° to requireª° of¹ the kingª a band of soldiersª and horsemenª to helpª° us against the enemyª°¹ in the way:ª because¹ we had spokenª° unto the king,ª saying,ª° The handª of our Godª [is] upon¹ all¹ them for goodª that seekª° him; but his powerª and his wrathª [is] against¹ all¹ them that forsakeª° him." {Ezr 8:22} + "This¹ [is] the generationª of them that seekª° him, that seekª° thy face,ª O Jacob.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 24:6} + "But as for me,¹ my prayerª [is] unto thee, O LORD,ª [in] an acceptableª time:ª O God,ª in the multitudeª of thy mercyª hearª° me, in the truthª of thy salvation.ª" {Psa 69:13} + "The humbleª shall seeª° [this, and] be glad:ª° and your heartª shall liveª° that seekª° God.ª" {Psa 69:32} + "The sacrificeª of the wickedª [is] an abominationª to the LORD:ª but the prayerª of the uprightª [is] his delight.ª" {Prv 15:8} + "And ye shall seekª° me, and findª° [me], when¹ ye shall search²° for¹ me with all¹ your heart.ª" {Jer 29:13} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª unto the houseª of Israel,ª Seekª° ye me, and ye shall live:ª°" {Ams 5:4} + "Your wordsª have been stoutª° against¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª Yet ye say,ª° What¹ have we spokenª° [so much] against¹ thee? ... Ye have said,ª° It [is] vainª to serveª° God:ª and what¹ profitª [is it] that¹ we have keptª° his ordinance,ª and that¹ we have walkedª° mournfullyª beforeª¹ the LORDª of hosts?ª" {Mal 3:13-14} + "Thisª peopleª draweth nighª° unto meª with their²¹ mouth,ª andª honourethª° meª with [their] lips;ª butª theirª heartª isª° farª fromª me.ª ... Butª in vainª they do worshipª° me,ª teachingª° [for] doctrinesª the commandmentsª of men.ª" {Mtt 15:8-9} + "Ye ask,ª° andª receiveª° not,ª becauseª ye askª° amiss,ª thatª ye may consumeª° [it] uponª yourª lusts.ª" {Jms 4:3}
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