Proverbs 1:28

“Then they will call on me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently but they will not find me,

Job 27:9

“Will God hear his cry
When distress comes upon him?

Isaiah 1:15

“So when you spread out your hands in prayer,
I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you multiply prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.

Jeremiah 11:11

Therefore thus says the Lord, “Behold I am bringing disaster on them which they will not be able to escape; though they will cry to Me, yet I will not listen to them.

Ezekiel 8:18

Therefore, I indeed will deal in wrath. My eye will have no pity nor will I spare; and though they cry in My ears with a loud voice, yet I will not listen to them.”

Micah 3:4

Then they will cry out to the Lord,
But He will not answer them.
Instead, He will hide His face from them at that time
Because they have practiced evil deeds.

Zechariah 7:13

And just as He called and they would not listen, so they called and I would not listen,” says the Lord of hosts;

1 Samuel 8:18

Then you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord will not answer you in that day.”

Job 35:12

“There they cry out, but He does not answer
Because of the pride of evil men.

Psalm 18:41

They cried for help, but there was none to save,
Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.

Jeremiah 14:12

When they fast, I am not going to listen to their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I am not going to accept them. Rather I am going to make an end of them by the sword, famine and pestilence.”

James 4:3

You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

Genesis 6:3

Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”

Psalm 78:34-36

When He killed them, then they sought Him,
And returned and searched diligently for God;

Proverbs 8:17

“I love those who love me;
And those who diligently seek me will find me.

Hosea 5:15-4

I will go away and return to My place
Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face;
In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.

Matthew 7:22-23

Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’

Matthew 25:10-12

And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.

Luke 13:25-28

Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up to us!’ then He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

They shall seek

General references

Bible References

Shall they

Genesis 6:3
Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”
Job 27:9
“Will God hear his cry
When distress comes upon him?
Job 35:12
“There they cry out, but He does not answer
Because of the pride of evil men.
Psalm 18:41
They cried for help, but there was none to save,
Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.
Isaiah 1:15
“So when you spread out your hands in prayer,
I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you multiply prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.
Jeremiah 11:11
Therefore thus says the Lord, “Behold I am bringing disaster on them which they will not be able to escape; though they will cry to Me, yet I will not listen to them.
Jeremiah 14:12
When they fast, I am not going to listen to their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I am not going to accept them. Rather I am going to make an end of them by the sword, famine and pestilence.”
Ezekiel 8:18
Therefore, I indeed will deal in wrath. My eye will have no pity nor will I spare; and though they cry in My ears with a loud voice, yet I will not listen to them.”
Micah 3:4
Then they will cry out to the Lord,
But He will not answer them.
Instead, He will hide His face from them at that time
Because they have practiced evil deeds.
Zechariah 7:13
And just as He called and they would not listen, so they called and I would not listen,” says the Lord of hosts;
Matthew 7:22
Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’
Matthew 25:10
And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.
Luke 13:25
Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up to us!’ then He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
James 4:3
You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

They shall seek

Psalm 78:34
When He killed them, then they sought Him,
And returned and searched diligently for God;
Hosea 5:15
I will go away and return to My place
Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face;
In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.
Hosea 6:1
Come, let us return to the Lord.
For He has torn us, but He will heal us;
He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.

General references

Psalm 18:41
They cried for help, but there was none to save,
Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.