Pro 1:28, Isa 1:11-15, 66:3, Jer 11:11, Lam 3:44, Eze 8:18, Amo 5:21-23 | ESV | STEP | Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer ; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.

h[See ver. 13 above]

i 1 Kgs. 8:22

j Prov. 1:28; Mic. 3:4

k ch. 59:3

l ch. 1:11

mSee ch. 65:4

n Jer. 7:24

o Prov. 1:28; Isa. 1:15; Ezek. 8:18; Mic. 3:4

p ver. 8; [ch. 2:1]

q ch. 5:13

rSee ch. 5:11

s Prov. 1:28; Isa. 1:15; Mic. 3:4

t Isa. 1:14; [Jer. 6:20]

u Ps. 51:16, 17; Isa. 1:11

v[ch. 6:5; 8:3; Isa. 5:12]

Proverbs 1:28

28 ^aThen they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.

Isaiah 1:11-15

11 ^b“What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices?
says the Lord;
I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
and the fat of well-fed beasts;
I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
or of lambs, or of goats.
12 “When you come to ^cappear before me,
who has required of you
this trampling of my courts?
13 Bring no more vain offerings;
incense is an abomination to me.
^dNew moon and Sabbath and the ^ecalling of convocations—
I cannot endure ^finiquity and ^gsolemn assembly.
14 Your ^hnew moons and your appointed feasts
my soul hates;
they have become a burden to me;
I am weary of bearing them.
15 When you ⁱspread out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
^jeven though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
^kyour hands are full of blood.

Isaiah 66:3

3 ^l“He who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man;
he who sacrifices a lamb, like one who breaks a dog’s neck;
he who presents a grain offering, like one who offers ^mpig’s blood;
he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol.
ⁿThese have chosen their own ways,
and their soul delights in their abominations;

Jeremiah 11:11

11 Therefore, thus says the Lord, Behold, I am bringing disaster upon them that they cannot escape. ^oThough they cry to me, I will not listen to them.

Lamentations 3:44

44 ^pyou have wrapped yourself with a cloud
so that no prayer can pass through.

Ezekiel 8:18

18 Therefore ^qI will act in wrath. ^rMy eye will not spare, nor will I have pity. ^sAnd though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them.”

Amos 5:21-23

21 ^t“I hate, I despise your feasts,
and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
22 ^uEven though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings,
I will not accept them;
and the peace offerings of your fattened animals,
I will not look upon them.
23 Take away from me the noise of your songs;
to ^vthe melody of your harps I will not listen.