Psalms 10:17
17O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted;you will astrengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
Psalms 102:17
17he bregards the prayer of the destituteand does not despise their prayer.
Isaiah 55:6-7
6 c“Seek the Lord while he may be found;call upon him while he is near;
7let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Jeremiah 29:11-13
11 dFor I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare ▼▼Or peace
and not for evil, fto give you a future and a hope. 12 gThen you will call upon me and come and pray to me, hand I will hear you. 13 iYou will seek me and find me, when you seek me jwith all your heart. Jeremiah 50:4-5
4 k“In those days and in that time, declares the Lord, lthe people of Israel and the people of Judah shall come together, mweeping as they come, and they nshall seek the Lord their God. 5 oThey shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, psaying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an qeverlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.’Ezekiel 14:3
3 r“Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and set sthe stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. tShould I indeed let myself be consulted by them?Ezekiel 20:3
3 u“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God, Is it to inquire of me that you come? vAs I live, declares the Lord God, wI will not be inquired of by you.Ezekiel 20:31
31When you present your gifts and xoffer up your children in fire, ▼▼Hebrew and make your children pass through the fire
you defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. And zshall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? aaAs I live, declares the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you.
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