Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
They
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Bible References
Go
Exodus 10:9
Moses replied, “We will go with our young and our old; we will go with our sons and daughters and with our flocks and herds because we must hold Yahweh’s festival.”
Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Proverbs 21:27 The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable—
how much more so
when he brings it with ulterior motives!
how much more so
when he brings it with ulterior motives!
Jeremiah 7:4
Do not trust deceitful words, chanting: This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.
Micah 6:6 What should I bring before the Lord
when I come to bow before God on high?
Should I come before Him with burnt offerings,
with year-old calves?
when I come to bow before God on high?
Should I come before Him with burnt offerings,
with year-old calves?
They
Proverbs 1:28 Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;
they will search for me, but won’t find me.
they will search for me, but won’t find me.
Isaiah 1:11 “What are all your sacrifices to Me?”
asks the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams
and the fat of well-fed cattle;
I have no desire for the blood of bulls,
lambs, or male goats.
asks the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams
and the fat of well-fed cattle;
I have no desire for the blood of bulls,
lambs, or male goats.
Isaiah 66:3 One slaughters an ox, one kills a man;
one sacrifices a lamb, one breaks a dog’s neck;
one offers a grain offering, one offers pig’s blood;
one offers incense, one praises an idol—
all these have chosen their ways
and delight in their detestable practices.
one sacrifices a lamb, one breaks a dog’s neck;
one offers a grain offering, one offers pig’s blood;
one offers incense, one praises an idol—
all these have chosen their ways
and delight in their detestable practices.
Jeremiah 11:11
“Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am about to bring on them disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not hear them.
Lamentations 3:44 You have covered Yourself with a cloud
so that no prayer can pass through.
so that no prayer can pass through.
Ezekiel 8:18
Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not show pity or spare them. Though they cry out in My ears with a loud voice, I will not listen to them.”
Amos 5:21 I hate, I despise your feasts!
I can’t stand the stench
of your solemn assemblies.
I can’t stand the stench
of your solemn assemblies.
Micah 3:4 Then they will cry out to the Lord,
but He will not answer them.
He will hide His face from them at that time
because of the crimes they have committed.
but He will not answer them.
He will hide His face from them at that time
because of the crimes they have committed.
John 7:34 You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”
He
Song of Songs 5:6 I opened to my love,
but my love had turned and gone away.
I was crushed that he had left.
I sought him, but did not find him.
I called him, but he did not answer.
but my love had turned and gone away.
I was crushed
I sought him, but did not find him.
I called him, but he did not answer.
Luke 5:16
Yet He often withdrew to deserted places and prayed.
General references
John 7:34 You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”