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Proverbs 1

Prov. 1:28 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Thena shall they call
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
upon me, but I will not answer
`anah (Hebrew #6030)
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
KJV usage: give account, afflict (by mistake for 6031), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for 6031), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, X scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also 1042, 1043.
Pronounce: aw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
; they shall seek me early
shachar (Hebrew #7836)
properly, to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking)
KJV usage: (do something) betimes, enquire early, rise (seek) betimes, seek diligently) early, in the morning).
Pronounce: shaw-khar'
Origin: a primitive root
, but they shall not find
matsa' (Hebrew #4672)
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
KJV usage: + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Pronounce: maw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
me:
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Gen. 6:3• 3And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive within man forever, for that he also [is] flesh, and his days shall be a hundred and twenty years. (Gen. 6:3)
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Job 27:9• 9Doth God [El] hear his cry when trouble cometh on him? (Job 27:9)
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Isa. 1:15• 15And 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. (Isa. 1:15)
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Jer. 11:11• 11Therefore thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them. (Jer. 11:11)
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Jer. 14:12• 12When they fast, I will not hear their cry: and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence. (Jer. 14:12)
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Ezek. 8:18• 18Therefore will I also deal in fury: 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. (Ezek. 8:18)
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Mic. 3:4• 4Then shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; and he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings. (Mic. 3:4)

Cross References

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Gen. 6:3• 3And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive within man forever, for that he also [is] flesh, and his days shall be a hundred and twenty years. (Gen. 6:3)
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Job 27:9• 9Doth God [El] hear his cry when trouble cometh on him? (Job 27:9)
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Job 35:12• 12There they cry, but he answereth not,{HR}Because of the haughtiness of the wicked. (Job 35:12)
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Psa. 18:41• 41They cry for help, but there is no deliverer—{HR}Unto Jehovah, but be answereth them not. (Psa. 18:41)
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Isa. 1:15• 15And 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. (Isa. 1:15)
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Jer. 11:11• 11Therefore thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them. (Jer. 11:11)
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Jer. 14:12• 12When they fast, I will not hear their cry: and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence. (Jer. 14:12)
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Ezek. 8:18• 18Therefore will I also deal in fury: 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. (Ezek. 8:18)
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Mic. 3:4• 4Then shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; and he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings. (Mic. 3:4)
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Zech. 7:13• 13And it came to pass, like as he called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear, saith Jehovah of hosts; (Zech. 7:13)
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Matt. 7:22‑23• 22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many works of power?
 23And then will I avow to them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work lawlessness. (Matt. 7:22‑23)
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Matt. 25:10‑12• 10And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and those ready went in with him to the marriage-feast; and the door was shut.
 11Afterward came also the rest of the virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
 12But he answering, said, Verily I know you not. (Matt. 25:10‑12)
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Luke 13:25‑28• 25From the time that the master of the house shall have risen up, and shall have shut the door, and ye shall begin to stand without and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he answering shall say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
 26then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence and thou didst teach in our streets;
 27and he shall say, I tell you, I do not know you whence ye are; depart from me, all [ye] workers of iniquity.
 28There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac and Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves cast out. (Luke 13:25‑28)
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James 4:3• 3ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend [it] in your pleasures. (James 4:3)
they shall seek.
Psa. 78:34‑36• 34When he slew them, then they enquired after him,{HR}And turned and sought God (El) eagerly.
 35And they remembered that God [was] their rock,{HR}And God Most High their redeemer.
 36And they flattered (enticed) him with their mouth,{HR}And lied to him with their tongue. (Psa. 78:34‑36)
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Hos. 5:15• 15I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early. (Hos. 5:15)
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Hos. 6:1‑4• 1Come, and let us return unto Jehovah; for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
 2After two days he will revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
 3And we shall know, — we shall follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is assured as the morning dawn; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain which watereth the earth.
 4O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away. (Hos. 6:1‑4)

J. N. Darby Translation

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—then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek med early, and shall not find me.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "earnestly," as Job 8.5.

W. Kelly Translation

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Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer;{HR}They will seek me diligently but shall not find me.