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Proverbs 1:28

Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.

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ASV

Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:

KJV

Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

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7 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אָ֣ז'azthenH227 →
יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִיYik.ra.'u.nithey will call to meH7121 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehI will answerH6030 →
יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִיye.sha.cha.Ru.nithey will earnestly seek meH7836 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.nithey will find meH4672 →

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Micah 3:4Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.James 4:3And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.Jeremiah 11:11Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them.Zechariah 7:13And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts.Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.Psalms 32:6Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.Matthew 25:10–12But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.Job 27:9Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?Hosea 5:6They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.Psalms 18:41They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.1 Samuel 8:18When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”Jeremiah 14:12Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.”Proverbs 8:17I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.Job 35:12There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.Ezekiel 8:18Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.”Matthew 7:22–23Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’Hosea 5:15Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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