And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.
Proverbs 1:28 - American Standard Version 2015 Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer;\par\tab They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; They shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then will they call upon me [Wisdom] but I will not answer; they will seek me early and diligently but they will not find me. [Job 27:9; 35:12, 13; Isa. 1:15, 16; Jer. 11:11; Mic. 3:4; James 4:3.] American Standard Version (1901) Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me: Common English Bible Then they will call me, but I won’t answer; they will seek me, but won’t find me Catholic Public Domain Version then they will call to me, and I will not heed, they will arise in the morning, and not find me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then shall they call upon me, and I will not hear: they shall rise in the morning and shall not find me: |
And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.
There they cry, but none giveth answer,\par\tab Because of the pride of evil men.
They cried, but there was none to save;\par\tab Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.
Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind;\par\tab I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.
Jehovah is far from the wicked;\par\tab But he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
I love them that love me;\par\tab And those that seek me diligently shall find me.
I opened to my beloved;\par\tab But my beloved had withdrawn himself, {\i and} was gone.\par\tab My soul had failed me when he spake:\par\tab I sought him, but I could not find him;\par\tab I called him, but he gave me no answer.
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Therefore thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and they shall cry unto me, but I will not hearken unto them.
When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt-offering and meal-offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.\par
Therefore will I also deal in wrath; mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity; and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.\par
I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.\par
They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.
And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of Jehovah, and shall not find it.
Then shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; yea, he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.\par
And it is come to pass that, as he cried, and they would not hear, so they shall cry, and I will not hear, said Jehovah of hosts;
And ye returned and wept before Jehovah; but Jehovah hearkened not to your voice, nor gave ear unto you.
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend {\i it} in your pleasures.
And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall have chosen you; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.