- Seek ye:
- "Seekª° the LORD,ª and his strength:ª seekª° his faceª evermore.ª" {Psa 105:4} + "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} + "Only¹ acknowledgeª° thine iniquity,ª that¹ thou hast transgressedª° against the LORDª thy God,ª and hast scatteredª°¹ thy waysª to the strangersª° under¹ every¹ greenª tree,ª and ye have not¹ obeyedª° my voice,ª saithª° the LORD.ª ... Turn,ª° O backslidingª children,ª saithª° the LORD;ª for¹ I¹ am marriedª° unto you: and I will takeª° you oneª of a city,ª¹ and twoª of a family,ª¹ and I will bringª° you to Zion:ª" {Jer 3:13-14} + "If¹ thou wilt return,ª° O Israel,ª saithª° the LORD,ª returnª° unto¹ me: and if¹ thou wilt put awayª° thine abominationsª out of my sight,ª¹ then shalt thou not¹ remove.ª° ... And thou shalt swear,ª° The LORDª liveth,ª in truth,ª in judgment,ª and in righteousness;ª and the nationsª shall bless²° themselves¹ in him, and in him shall they glory.ª°" {Jer 4:1-2} + "Then shall ye call²° upon¹ me, and ye shall goª° and prayª° unto¹ me, and I will hearkenª° unto¹ you. ... And ye shall seekª° me, and findª° [me], when¹ ye shall search²° for¹ me with all¹ your heart.ª" {Jer 29:12-13} + "And the prideª of Israelª testifiethª° to his face:ª and they do not¹ returnª° to¹ the LORDª their God,ª nor¹ seekª° him for all¹ this.¹" {Hsa 7:10} + "Sowª° to yourselves in righteousness,ª reapª° inª mercy;ª break upª° your fallow ground:ª for [it is] timeª to seekª°¹ the LORD,ª till¹ he comeª° and rainª° righteousnessª upon you." {Hsa 10:12} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª unto the houseª of Israel,ª Seekª° ye me, and ye shall live:ª° ... Seekª°¹ the LORD,ª and ye shall live;ª° lest¹ he break outª° like fireª in the houseª of Joseph,ª and devourª° [it], and [there be] none¹ to quenchª° [it] in Bethel.ª" {Ams 5:4-6} + "Seekª° good,ª and not¹ evil,ª that¹ ye may live:ª° and so¹ the LORD,ª the Godª of hosts,ª shall be¹ with¹ you, as¹ ye have spoken.ª° ... Hateª° the evil,ª and loveª° the good,ª and establishª° judgmentª in the gate:ª it may be¹ that the LORDª Godª of hostsª will be graciousª° unto the remnantª of Joseph.ª" {Ams 5:14-15} + "Ask,ª° and²¹ it shall be givenª° you;ª seek,ª° andª ye shall find;ª° knock,ª° andª it shall be openedª° unto you:ª ... Forª every oneª that askethª° receiveth;ª° andª he that seekethª° findeth;ª° andª to him that knockethª° it shall be opened.ª°" {Mtt 7:7-8}
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