Proverbs 1:28
“Then they will call upon me (Wisdom), but I will not answer;
They will seek me eagerly but they will not find me,
Job 27:9
“Will God hear his cry
When trouble and distress come upon him?
Isaiah 1:15
“So when you spread out your hands [in prayer, pleading for My help],
I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you offer many prayers,
I will not be listening.
Your hands are full of blood!
Jeremiah 11:11
Therefore thus says the Lord, “Behold I am bringing disaster and suffering on them which they will not be able to escape; though they cry to Me, I will not listen to them.
Ezekiel 8:18
Therefore, I indeed will deal in wrath. My eye will have no pity nor will I spare [them]; and though they cry loudly in My ears, yet I will not listen to them.”
Micah 3:4
Then they will cry to the Lord,
But He will not answer them;
Instead, He will even hide His face from them at that time [withholding His mercy]
Because they have practiced and tolerated and ignored evil acts.
Zechariah 7:13
And just as He called and they would not listen, so they called and I would not listen,” says the Lord of hosts;
1 Samuel 8:18
Then you will cry out on that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord will not answer you on that day [because you have rejected Him as King].”
Job 35:12
“The people cry out, but He does not answer
Because of the pride of evil men.
Psalm 18:41
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—
Even to the Lord [they cried], but He did not answer them.
Jeremiah 14:12
Though they fast, I will not hear their cry; and though they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them [because they are done as obligations, and not as acts of loving obedience]. Instead I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.”
James 4:3
You ask [God for something] and do not receive it, because you ask
Genesis 6:3
Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive and remain with man forever, because he is indeed flesh [sinful, corrupt—given over to sensual appetites]; nevertheless his days shall yet be
Psalm 78:34-36
When He killed [some of] them, then those remaining sought Him,
And they returned [to Him] and searched diligently for God [for a time].
Proverbs 8:17
“I love those who love me;
And those who seek me early and diligently will find me.
Hosea 5:15-4
I will go away and return to My place [on high]
Until they acknowledge their offense and bear their guilt and seek My face;
In their distress they will earnestly seek Me, saying,
Matthew 7:22-23
Matthew 25:10-12
Luke 13:25-28
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Shall they
They shall seek
General references
Bible References
Shall they
“Will God hear his cry
When trouble and distress come upon him?
“The people cry out, but He does not answer
Because of the pride of evil men.
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—
Even to the Lord [they cried], but He did not answer them.
“So when you spread out your hands [in prayer, pleading for My help],
I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you offer many prayers,
I will not be listening.
Your hands are full of blood!
Then they will cry to the Lord,
But He will not answer them;
Instead, He will even hide His face from them at that time [withholding His mercy]
Because they have practiced and tolerated and ignored evil acts.
They shall seek
When He killed [some of] them, then those remaining sought Him,
And they returned [to Him] and searched diligently for God [for a time].
I will go away and return to My place [on high]
Until they acknowledge their offense and bear their guilt and seek My face;
In their distress they will earnestly seek Me, saying,
For He has torn us, but He will heal us;
He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.
General references
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—
Even to the Lord [they cried], but He did not answer them.