Hosea 5:6
They will go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah. But they will not find him. He has withdrawn from them.
Proverbs 1:28
You will ask for my help, but I will not listen. You will search, but you will not find me.
Micah 6:6-7
With what shall I come before Jehovah? Shall I bow down before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with year old calves?
Exodus 10:9
Moses said: We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters. We will go with our flocks and with our herds. We must hold a feast to Jehovah.
Exodus 10:24-26
The king called Moses. He said: You may go and worship Jehovah. Even your women and children may go with you. But your sheep, goats, and cattle must stay here.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah! The prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination! How much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind?
Song of Songs 5:6
I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone. My heart jumped when he spoke. I sought him, but I could not find him. I called him, but he did not answer.
Isaiah 1:11-15
Jehovah says: What do your many animal sacrifices mean to me? I have had enough of your burnt offerings of rams and enough fat from your fattened calves. I am not pleased with the blood of bulls, lambs, or male goats.
Isaiah 66:3
Whoever kills a bull is like someone who kills a person. Whoever sacrifices a lamb is like someone who breaks a dog's neck. Whoever offers a grain sacrifice is like someone who offers pig's blood. Whoever burns incense is like someone who worships an idol. People have certainly chosen their own ways, and they delight in detestable things.
Jeremiah 7:4
Do not trust in deceptive words. They say: 'This is the Temple of Jehovah, the Temple of Jehovah, and the Temple of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 11:11
Therefore Jehovah says: 'I am going to bring a disaster on them that they cannot escape. Although they will cry out to me, I will not listen to them.
Lamentations 3:44
You covered yourself with a cloud, so that prayer may not pass through.
Ezekiel 8:6
He asked me: Son of man, do you see what the people of Israel are doing? The people of Israel are doing very disgusting things here, things that will force me to go far away from my holy place. But you will see even more disgusting things.
Ezekiel 8:18
They will feel all the force of my anger. I will not spare them or show them any mercy (my eye will not feel sorry). They will shout prayers to me as loud as they can. But I will not listen to them
Amos 5:21-23
I hate, I despise (reject) your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
Micah 3:4
They will cry to Jehovah but he will not answer them. In fact, he will hide his face from them at that time because they have done evil things.
Luke 5:16
He withdrew to a quiet place and prayed.
John 7:34
You will seek me and will not find me. You cannot come where I am going.