'Forget' in the Bible

Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, meaning, “God has made me forget all my hardship in my father’s house.”

“Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you don’t forget the things your eyes have seen and so that they don’t slip from your mind as long as you live. Teach them to your children and your grandchildren.

Be careful not to forget the covenant of the Lord your God that He made with you, and make an idol for yourselves in the shape of anything He has forbidden you.

He will not leave you, destroy you, or forget the covenant with your fathers that He swore to them by oath, because the Lord your God is a compassionate God.

be careful not to forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.

“Be careful that you don’t forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His command—the ordinances and statutes—I am giving you today.

be careful that your heart doesn’t become proud and you forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.

If you ever forget the Lord your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will perish.

“Remember and do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God in the wilderness. You have been rebelling against the Lord from the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place.

Do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.

“When you reap the harvest in your field, and you forget a sheaf in the field, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

When the Lord your God gives you rest from all the enemies around you in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance, blot out the memory of Amalek under heaven. Do not forget.

Making a vow, she pleaded, “Lord of Hosts, if You will take notice of Your servant’s affliction, remember and not forget me, and give Your servant a son, I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.”

Do not forget the covenant that I have made with you. Do not fear other gods,

Such is the destiny of all who forget God;the hope of the godless will perish.

If I said, “I will forget my complaint,change my expression, and smile,”

For you will forget your suffering,recalling it only as waters that have flowed by.

For the One who seeks an accountingfor bloodshed remembers them;He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations that forget God.

Rise up, Lord God! Lift up Your hand.Do not forget the afflicted.

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Lord, how long will You forget me?Forever?How long will You hide Your face from me?

Why do You hide Yourselfand forget our affliction and oppression?

Listen, daughter, pay attention and consider:forget your people and your father’s house,

“Understand this, you who forget God,or I will tear you apart,and there will be no one to rescue you.

Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget.By Your power, make them homeless wanderersand bring them down,Lord, our shield.

Do not give the life of Your dove to beasts;do not forget the lives of Your poor people forever.

Do not forget the clamor of Your adversaries,the tumult of Your opponents that goes up constantly.

so that they might put their confidence in Godand not forget God’s works,but keep His commands.

My heart is afflicted, withered like grass;I even forget to eat my food.

My soul, praise the Lord,and do not forget all His benefits.

I will delight in Your statutes;I will not forget Your word.

Though the ropes of the wickedwere wrapped around me,I did not forget Your instruction.

Though I have become like a wineskin dried by smoke,I do not forget Your statutes.

I will never forget Your precepts,for You have given me life through them.

My life is constantly in danger,yet I do not forget Your instruction.

My anger overwhelms mebecause my foes forget Your words.

I am insignificant and despised,but I do not forget Your precepts.

I wander like a lost sheep;seek Your servant,for I do not forget Your commands.

If I forget you, Jerusalem,may my right hand forget its skill.

My son, don’t forget my teaching,but let your heart keep my commands;

Get wisdom, get understanding;don’t forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.

Otherwise, they will drink,forget what is decreed,and pervert justice for all the oppressed.

Let him drink so that he can forget his povertyand remember his trouble no more.

“Can a woman forget her nursing child,or lack compassion for the child of her womb?Even if these forget,yet I will not forget you.

“Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame;don’t be humiliated, for you will not be disgraced.For you will forget the shame of your youth,and you will no longer rememberthe disgrace of your widowhood.

But you who abandon the Lord,who forget My holy mountain,who prepare a table for Fortuneand fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,

Can a young woman forget her jewelryor a bride her wedding sash?Yet My people have forgotten Mefor countless days.

Through their dreams that they tell one another, they plan to cause My people to forget My name as their fathers forgot My name through Baal worship.

I will surely forget you and throw away from My presence both you and the city that I gave you and your fathers.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.Because you have rejected knowledge,I will reject you from serving as My priest.Since you have forgotten the law of your God,I will also forget your sons.

The Lord has sworn by the Pride of Jacob:I will never forget all their deeds.