35 Bible Verses about Not Finding

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Genesis 2:20

And the man {gave names} to every domesticated animal and to the birds of heaven and to all the wild animals. But for [the] man there was not found a helper {as his counterpart}.

Genesis 38:20

And Judah sent the kid from the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite to take [back] the pledge from the hand of the woman, but he could not find her.

Jeremiah 50:20

In those days and at that time," {declares} Yahweh, "the guilt of Israel will be sought, but there [is] none, and the sins of Judah, but they will not be found, for I will forgive those I left behind.

Ezekiel 26:21

Sudden terrors I will bring [on] you, and you shall no [longer exist]; and you will be sought, and you will not be found again {forever}," {declares} the Lord Yahweh.

2 Samuel 17:20

When the servants of Absalom came to the woman [at] the house, they said, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" And she said to them, "They crossed over the brook of water." So they searched but could not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.

2 Kings 2:17

But they urged him until embarrassing [him], so he said, "Send them." So they sent fifty men, and they looked for three days, but they could not find him.

Hosea 2:6

Therefore, Look! I [am] going to hedge her path {with thorns}, and I will build a stone wall, a stone wall [against] her, and she will not find her paths.

Genesis 19:11

And the men who [were] at the entrance of the house they struck with blindness, both small and great, and they were unable to find the entrance.

Exodus 16:27

And on the seventh day [some] of the people went out to gather, and they did not find [any].

Hosea 2:7

Then she will pursue {her lovers}, but she will not overtake them; she will seek them and not find [them]; and she will say, "I will go and return to my first husband because [it was] better for me then than now."

Amos 8:12

And they will wander from sea to sea and from [the] north and to [the] east. They will roam about to seek the word of Yahweh, but they will not find [it]!

Matthew 26:60

And they did not find [it], [although] many false witnesses came forward. And finally two came forward

Mark 11:13

And [when he] saw from a distance a fig tree that had leaves, he went [to see] if perhaps he would find anything on it. And [when he] came up to it he found nothing except leaves, because it was not the season for figs.

Mark 14:55

Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death, and they did not find [it].

Luke 2:45

and [when they] did not find [him], they returned to Jerusalem to search for him.

Luke 24:3

but [when they] went in, they did not find the body.

Luke 24:23

and [when they] did not find his body, they came back saying [they] had seen even a vision of angels, who said [that] he was alive!

John 7:34

You will seek me and will not find [me], and where I am, you cannot come."

John 7:36

What is this saying that he said, 'You will seek me and will not find [me], and where I am, you cannot come'?"

John 7:35

So the Jews said to one another, "Where [is] this one going to go, that we will not find him? He is not going to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, [is he]?

Acts 5:22

But the officers who came did not find them in the prison, and they returned [and] reported,

Acts 12:19

And [when] Herod had searched for him and did not find [him], he questioned the guards [and] ordered [that they] be led away to execution. And he came down from Judea to Caesarea [and] stayed [there].

Acts 17:6

And [when they] did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brothers before the city officials, shouting, "These [people] who have stirred up trouble [throughout] the world have come here also,

Romans 11:7

What then? What Israel was searching for, this it did not obtain. But the elect obtained [it], and the rest were hardened,

Genesis 31:33

Then Laban went into Jacob's tent and Leah's tent and the tent of the two female servants and did not find [his gods]. And he came out of Leah's tent and went into Rachel's tent.

Genesis 31:34

Now Rachel had taken the idols and put them in the saddle bag of the camel and sat on them. And Jacob searched the whole tent thoroughly but did not find them.

Genesis 31:35

And she said to her father, "Let there not be anger in the eyes of my lord, for I am not able to rise before you, for the way of women [is] with me. And he searched carefully and did not find the idols.

Genesis 31:37

For you have searched all my possessions and what did you find among all the possessions of my household? Set it before my kinsmen and your kinsmen that they may decide between the two of us!

Psalm 107:4

They wandered in the wilderness, in a desert. They could find no way to a city to inhabit.

Job 37:23

[As for] Shaddai, we cannot attain him; [he is] exalted [in] power, and he does not oppress justice and abundant righteousness.

Hosea 5:6

With their flocks and herds they will go to seek Yahweh, but they will not find him; he has withdrawn from them.

Ecclesiastes 7:24

{Whatever is--it is far beyond comprehension}. Who can discover it?

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Song of Solomon 3:1

On my bed in the night, I sought him whom my {heart} loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.

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