'Answer' in the Bible

The poor and the needy [are] seeking water and [there is] none; their tongue is dried up with thirst. I, Yahweh, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

But I look and there is no man, and [I look] among these and there is no counselor, that I might ask them and they might answer a word.

They carry it on [their] shoulder; they support it and they set it [in] its place, and it stands in position. It cannot be removed from its place; even [when] he cries out to it, it does not answer. It does not save him from his trouble.

Then you shall call, and Yahweh himself will answer. You shall cry for help, and he will say, 'Here I [am]!' If you remove from among you [the] yoke, the {finger-pointing} and {evil speech},

and I will remit you to the sword, and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter, because I called, but you did not answer; I spoke, but you did not listen, but you did the evil in my eyes, and you chose that in which I do not delight."

And this will happen: before they call, I myself will answer; [while] still they [are] speaking, I myself will hear.

So you shall speak to them all these words, but they will not listen to you, and you shall call to them, but they will not answer you.

Then they will answer, 'Because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh their God, and bowed down in worship to other gods, and served them.'"

And you yourself shall prophesy against them all these words, and you shall say to them: 'Yahweh will roar from [on] high, and from {his holy dwelling place} he will give his voice. He will roar mightily against his settlement, a jubilant shout like those who tread [grapes], he will answer against all the inhabitants of the earth.

'Call to me, and I will answer you, and I will tell you great [things] and inaccessible [things that] you have not known.'

For {each person} from the house of Israel, and from the alien who dwells as an alien in Israel, who separates himself {from following me} and brings up his idols into his heart and {places before himself} a stumbling block of his guilt, and [yet] he comes to the prophet to consult him concerning me, I Yahweh will answer him myself.

On that day I will answer, {declares Yahweh}, I will answer the heavens, and they will answer the earth.

And the earth will answer the grain, the wine, and the oil, and they will answer Jezreel.

Then they will cry to Yahweh, but he will not answer them. He will hide his face from them at that time, when they have made their deeds evil.

"O my people, what have I done to you, and how have I wearied you? Answer me!

I will stand at my post, and station myself on [the] rampart. And I will keep watch to see what he will say to me, and what he will answer concerning my complaint.

For the stone will cry out from the wall, and [the] plaster from [the] wood will answer it.

And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and the house of Joseph I will save. And I will bring them back, because I have compassion on them, and they will be as if I had not rejected them, for I [am] Yahweh their God, and I will answer them.

And I will bring the [remaining] third into the fire, and I will refine them like [one] refines silver, and I will test them like [one] tests gold. They will call my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'Yahweh [is] my God.'"

But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came up [and] asked him, saying, "Send her away, because she is crying out after us!"

And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "I also will ask you one question. If you tell [the answer] to me, I also will tell you by what authority I am doing these [things].

And no one was able to answer him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day [on] to ask him any more [questions].

Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed [you], or thirsty and give [you something] to drink?

And the king will answer [and] say to them, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did [it] to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did [it] to me.'

Then they will also answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and not serve you?'

Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did not do [it] to one of the least of these, you did not do [it] to me.'

(For he did not know what he should answer, because they were terrified.)

So Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these [things].

The baptism of John--was [it] from heaven or from men? Answer me!"

So Pilate asked him again, saying, "Do you not answer anything? See how many [charges] they are bringing against you!"

But Jesus did not answer anything further, so that Pilate was astonished.

And that one will answer from inside [and] say, 'Do not cause me trouble! The door has already been shut and my children are with me in bed! I am not able to get up to give you [anything].'

when once the master of the house has gotten up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock [on] the door, saying, 'Lord, open [the door] for us!' And he will answer [and] say to you, 'I do not know where you are from!'

And they were not able to catch [him] in a statement in the sight of the people, and astonished at his answer, they became silent.

and if I ask [you], you will never answer!

Then they said to him, "Who are you, so that we can give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"

and he entered into the governor's residence again and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus did not give him an answer.

And [when] he knocked at the door of the gateway, a female slave {named} Rhoda came up to answer.

We are not commending ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to boast about us, in order that you may have [an answer] for those who boast in appearance and not in heart.

Let your speech always [be] with grace, seasoned with salt, so that [you] may know how it is necessary for you to answer each one.