seek as pictured in the Old Testament:
Isaiah 55:6
Seek (darash) ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
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Sample abstract:
to "seek" for God
... is commanded by God;
... has an expiration date.
Sample Commentary:
Seek to him, and enquire of him, as your oracle. Ask the law at his mouth. What wilt thou have me to do? Seek for him, and enquire after him, as your portion and happiness; seek to be reconciled to him and acquainted with him, and to be happy in his favour. Be sorry that you have lost him; be solicitous to find him; take the appointed method of finding him, making use of Christ as your way, the Spirit as your guide, and the word as your rule
-- Matthew Henry
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Strong's Lexicon Definition
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Word: darash (daw-rash')
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Hebrew verb
Strongs number 01875
number of verses 152
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Meaning
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1) to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require
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a) (Qal)
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1) to resort to, frequent (a place), (tread a place)
2) to consult, enquire of, seek
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a) of God
b) of heathen gods, necromancers
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3) to seek deity in prayer and worship
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a) God
b) heathen deities
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4) to seek (with a demand), demand, require
5) to investigate, enquire
6) to ask for, require, demand
7) to practice, study, follow, seek with application
8) to seek with care, care for
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b) (Niphal)
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1) to allow oneself to be enquired of, consulted (only of God)
2) to be sought, be sought out
3) to be required (of blood)
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Verses with same theme word
Cross References:
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Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.
1. Seek
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Isaiah 45:19 I have not spoken in secret, from somewhere in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain.' I, the LORD , speak the truth; I declare what is right.
1 Chronicles 28:9 "And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
2 Chronicles 19:3 There is, however, some good in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles and have set your heart on seeking God."
Job 8:5 But if you will look to God and plead with the Almighty,
Psalms 14:2 The LORD looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.
Psalms 27:8 My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, LORD , I will seek.
Psalms 32:6 Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you while you may be found; surely when the mighty waters rise, they will not reach him.
Psalms 95:7 for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if you hear his voice,
Jeremiah 29:12-14 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you," declares the LORD , "and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you," declares the LORD , "and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile."
Amos 5:6 Seek the LORD and live, or he will sweep through the house of Joseph like a fire; it will devour, and Bethel will have no one to quench it.
Matthew 5:25 "Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
Matthew 7:7,8 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Matthew 25:11,12 "Later the others also came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open the door for us!' 12 "But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I don't know you.'
Luke 13:25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Sir, open the door for us.' "But he will answer, 'I don't know you or where you come from.'
John 7:33,34 Jesus said, "I am with you for only a short time, and then I go to the one who sent me. 34 You will look for me, but you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot come."
John 8:21 Once more Jesus said to them, "I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come."
John 12:35,36 Then Jesus told them, "You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going. 36 Put your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light." When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.
2 Corinthians 6:1,2 As God's fellow workers we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain. 2 For he says, "In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you." I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.
Hebrews 2:3; 3:13 how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him.
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| seek as revealed in the New Testament:
Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek (zeteo), and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
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Sample abstract:
to "seek" is to find, if what I seek for is what God wants for me.
Sample Commentary:
Seek, and ye shall find, and then you do not lose your labour; God is himself found of those that seek him, and if we find him we have enough.
-- Matthew Henry
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Strong's Lexicon Definition
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Word: zeteo (dzay-teh'-o)
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Greek verb
Strongs number 2212
Number of verses: 121
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Meaning
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1) to seek in order to find
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a) to seek a thing
b) to seek [in order to find out] by thinking, meditating, reasoning, to enquire into
c) to seek after, seek for, aim at, strive after
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2) to seek i.e. require, demand
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a) to crave, demand something from someone
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Verses with same theme word
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Matthew 7:7 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
2. seek
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Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Psalms 10:4 In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
Psalms 27:8 My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, LORD , I will seek.
Psalms 69:32 The poor will see and be glad- you who seek God, may your hearts live!
Psalms 70:4 But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation always say, "Let God be exalted!"
Psalms 105:3,4 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. 4 Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
Psalms 119:12 Praise be to you, O LORD ; teach me your decrees.
Proverbs 8:17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
Song of Solomon 3:2 I will get up now and go about the city, through its streets and squares; I will search for the one my heart loves. So I looked for him but did not find him.
Amos 5:4 This is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: "Seek me and live;
Romans 2:7 To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
Romans 3:11 there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.
Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
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