Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.

Bible References

Why

Psalm 119:10
With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
Psalm 141:4
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, To practise deeds of wickedness With men that work iniquity: And let me not eat of their dainties.
Ezekiel 14:7
For every one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that separateth himself from me, and taketh his idols into his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet to inquire for himself of me; I Jehovah will answer him by myself:
2 Thessalonians 2:11
And for this cause God sendeth them a working of error, that they should believe a lie:

And hardened

Isaiah 6:10
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they sea with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.
Deuteronomy 2:30
But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him; for Jehovah thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as at this day.
Joshua 11:20
For it was of Jehovah to harden their hearts, to come against Israel in battle, that he might utterly destroy them, that they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
John 12:40
He hath blinded their eyes, and he hardened their heart; Lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, And should turn, And I should heal them.
Romans 9:18
So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will be hardeneth.

Return

Numbers 10:36
And when it rested, he said, Return, O Jehovah, unto the ten thousands of the thousands of Israel.
Psalm 74:1
O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
Psalm 80:14
Turn again, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: Look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine,
Psalm 90:13
Return, O Jehovah; how long? And let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
Zechariah 1:12
Then the angel of Jehovah answered and said, O Jehovah of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?

General references

Exodus 8:32
And Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let the people go.
Exodus 9:30
But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear Jehovah God.
Deuteronomy 29:4
but Jehovah hath not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
Deuteronomy 30:18
I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish; ye shall not prolong your days in the land, whither thou passest over the Jordan to go in to possess it.

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