14 Bible Verses about God Not Answering

When that day comes, you will cry out because of the king you’ve chosen for yourselves, but the Lord won’t answer you on that day.”

My God, I cry by day, but You do not answer,
by night, yet I have no rest.

Call out if you please. Will anyone answer you?
Which of the holy ones will you turn to?

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

They look, but there is no one to save them—
they look to the Lord, but He does not answer them.

They cry for help, but there is no one to save them—
they cry to the Lord, but He does not answer them.

So Saul inquired of God, “Should I go after the Philistines? Will You hand them over to Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.

He inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him in dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.

“Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Samuel asked Saul.

“I’m in serious trouble,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me and God has turned away from me. He doesn’t answer me anymore, either through the prophets or in dreams. So I’ve called on you to tell me what I should do.”

Then the seers will be ashamed
and the diviners disappointed.
They will all cover their mouths
because there will be no answer from God.

I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me;
when I stand up, You merely look at me.

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.

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.

I cry out: “Violence!” but get no response;
I call for help, but there is no justice.