36 Bible Verses about Others Not Answering

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

I opened to my Beloved, but my Beloved had left. He passed on. My soul went out when He spoke; I sought Him, but I could not find Him. I called Him, but He did not answer me.

And he has not directed his words against me; and I will not answer him with your words.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to return a word to you on this matter.

But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and begged Him, saying, Send her away, for she cries after us.

And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.

But He was silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked Him, saying to Him, Are you the Christ, the son of the Blessed?

And He did not answer him a word, so that the governor greatly marveled.

And standing up, the high priest said to Him, Do you answer nothing? What is it that these witness against you?

And standing up in the middle, the high priest questioned Jesus, saying, Do you answer nothing? What do these witness against you?

And Pilate asked Him again, saying, Do you answer nothing? Behold how many things they witness against you!

And he questioned Him in many words, but He answered him nothing.

And when He returned, He found them asleep again (for their eyes were heavy), neither did they know what to answer Him.

And they could not answer Him again as to these things.

Also if I ask you, you will not answer Me nor let Me go.

And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said to her, Do not fear, for you have borne a son. But she did not answer, nor set her heart.

I called my servant, and he gave no answer; I must beg him with my mouth.

So you shall speak all these words to them, but they will not listen to you; you shall also call to them, but they will not answer you.

Who knows why I have come, and no one is here? I called and no one answered. Is My hand shortened at all so that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at My rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness; their fish stink, because there is no water, and die for thirst.

And now, because you have done all these works, says Jehovah, and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you did not hear; and I called you, but you did not answer;

Therefore I will number you to the sword; and you will all bow down to the slaughter; because I called and you did not answer; when I spoke, you did not hear and did evil before My eyes, and chose that in which I did not delight.

I also will choose the things that delude them, and I will bring their fears on them, because I called, no one answered; when I spoke, they did not hear. But they did evil before My eyes and chose that in which I did not delight.

therefore so says Jehovah, the God of Hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring on Judah and on all the people of Jerusalem all the evil that I have spoken against them. Because I have spoken to them, but they have not heard; and I have called to them, but they have not answered.

And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph. Is my father still alive? And his brothers could not answer him, for they were troubled at his presence.

And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.

Also his wrath was kindled against his three friends, because they had found no answer and had condemned Job.

When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.

For, as Jehovah lives, He who saves Israel, though it is in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people who answered.

But the people kept silent and did not answer him a word. For the king's command was, saying, Do not answer him.

But they were silent and did not answer him a word, for the king's command, saying, Do not answer him.

And he said to her, Up, and let us be going. But there was no answer. Then the man took her on an ass, and the man rose up and went to his place.

For He is not a man, as I am, that I should answer Him, that we should come together in judgment;

If he will argue with Him, he cannot answer Him one of a thousand.

And they took the bull which was given them, and they dressed, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any who answered. And they leaped on the altar which was made.

And it happened when midday was past, and when they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor anyone who paid attention.

They carry it on the shoulder, they carry it and set it in its place, and it stands; it shall not move from its place. Yes, one shall cry to it, yet it cannot answer, nor save him out of his trouble.