Theme: SEEKWord: baqash (baw-kash')Meaning:Hebrew verb
Strongs number 01245
Number of verses: 225
1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request
a) (Piel)
b) (Pual) to be sought1) to seek to find
2) to seek to secure
3) to seek the face
4) to desire, demand
5) to require, exact
6) to ask, request
Gen 31:39 That which was torn [of beasts] I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require (baqash ) it, [whether] stolen by day , or stolen by night .
Gen 37:15 And a certain man found him , and, behold, [he was] wandering in the field : and the man asked him , saying , What seekest (baqash ) thou?
Gen 37:16 And he said , I seek (baqash ) my brethren : tell me, I pray thee, where they feed [their flocks].
Gen 43:9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require (baqash ) him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee , then let me bear the blame for ever :
Gen 43:30 And Joseph made haste ; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother : and he sought (baqash ) [where] to weep ; and he entered into [his] chamber , and wept there.
Exodus 2:15 ow when Pharaoh heard this thing , he sought (baqash ) to slay Moses . But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh , and dwelt in the land of Midian : and he sat down by a well .
Exodus 4:19 nd the LORD said unto Moses in Midian , Go , return into Egypt : for all the men are dead which sought (baqash ) thy life .
Exodus 4:24 nd it came to pass by the way in the inn , that the LORD met him, and sought (baqash ) to kill him.
Exodus 10:11 ot so: go now ye [that are] men , and serve the LORD ; for that ye did desire (baqash ) . And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence .
Exodus 33:7 nd Moses took the tabernacle , and pitched it without the camp , afar off from the camp , and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation . And it came to pass, [that] every one which sought (baqash ) the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation , which [was] without the camp .
Lev 19:31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits , neither seek (baqash ) after wizards , to be defiled by them: I [am] the LORD your God .
Num 16:10 And he hath brought thee near [to him], and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek (baqash ) ye the priesthood also?
Num 35:23 Or with any stone , wherewith a man may die , seeing [him] not , and cast [it] upon him, that he die , and [was] not his enemy , neither sought (baqash ) his harm :
Deu 4:29 But if from thence thou shalt seek (baqash ) the LORD thy God , thou shalt find [him], if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul .
Deu 13:10 And thou shalt stone him with stones , that he die ; because he hath sought (baqash ) to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God , which brought thee out of the land of Egypt , from the house of bondage .
Jos 2:22 And they went , and came unto the mountain , and abode there three days , until the pursuers were returned : and the pursuers sought (baqash ) [them] throughout all the way , but found [them] not.
Jos 22:23 That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD , or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering , or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require (baqash ) [it];
Judges 4:22 nd, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera , Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come , and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest (baqash ) . And when he came into her [tent], behold, Sisera lay dead , and the nail [was] in his temples .
Judges 6:29 nd they said one to another , Who hath done this thing ? And when they enquired and asked (baqash ) , they said , Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing .
Judges 14:4 ut his father and his mother knew not that it [was] of the LORD , that he sought (baqash ) an occasion against the Philistines : for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel .
Judges 18:1 n those days [there was] no king in Israel : and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought (baqash ) them an inheritance to dwell in ; for unto that day [all their] inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel .
Ruth 3:1 Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter , shall I not seek (baqash ) rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
1Sa 9:3 And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost . And Kish said to Saul his son , Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise , go seek (baqash ) the asses .
1Sa 10:2 When thou art departed from me to day , then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah ; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek (baqash ) are found : and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses , and sorroweth for you, saying , What shall I do for my son ?
1Sa 10:14 And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant , Whither went ye? And he said , To seek (baqash ) the asses : and when we saw that [they were] no where , we came to Samuel .
1Sa 10:21 When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families , the family of Matri was taken , and Saul the son of Kish was taken : and when they sought (baqash ) him, he could not be found .
1Sa 13:14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue : the LORD hath sought (baqash ) him a man after his own heart , and the LORD hath commanded him [to be] captain over his people , because thou hast not kept [that] which the LORD commanded thee.
1Sa 14:4 And between the passages , by which Jonathan sought (baqash ) to go over unto the Philistines ' garrison , [there was] a sharp rock on the one side , and a sharp rock on the other side : and the name of the one [was] Bozez , and the name of the other Seneh .
1Sa 16:16 Let our lord now command thy servants , [which are] before thee, to seek out (baqash ) a man , [who is] a cunning player on an harp : and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand , and thou shalt be well .
1Sa 19:2 But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David : and Jonathan told David , saying , Saul my father seeketh (baqash ) to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning , and abide in a secret [place], and hide thyself:
1Sa 19:10 And Saul sought (baqash ) to smite David even to the wall with the javelin ; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence , and he smote the javelin into the wall : and David fled , and escaped that night .
1Sa 20:1 And David fled from Naioth in Ramah , and came and said before Jonathan , What have I done ? what [is] mine iniquity ? and what [is] my sin before thy father , that he seeketh (baqash ) my life ?
1Sa 20:16 So Jonathan made [a covenant] with the house of David , [saying], Let the LORD even require (baqash ) [it] at the hand of David's enemies .
1Sa 22:23 Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh (baqash ) my life seeketh (baqash ) thy life : but with me thou [shalt be] in safeguard .
1Sa 23:10 Then said David , O LORD God of Israel , thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh (baqash ) to come to Keilah , to destroy the city for my sake.
1Sa 23:14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds , and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph . And Saul sought (baqash ) him every day , but God delivered him not into his hand .
1Sa 23:15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek (baqash ) his life : and David [was] in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood .
1Sa 23:25 Saul also and his men went to seek (baqash ) [him]. And they told David : wherefore he came down into a rock , and abode in the wilderness of Maon . And when Saul heard [that], he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon .
1Sa 24:2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel , and went to seek (baqash ) David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats .
1Sa 24:9 And David said to Saul , Wherefore hearest thou men's words , saying , Behold, David seeketh (baqash ) thy hurt ?
1Sa 25:26 Now therefore, my lord , [as] the LORD liveth , and [as] thy soul liveth , seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to [shed] blood , and from avenging thyself with thine own hand , now let thine enemies , and they that seek (baqash ) evil to my lord , be as Nabal .
1Sa 25:29 Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek (baqash ) thy soul : but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God ; and the souls of thine enemies , them shall he sling out , [as out] of the middle of a sling .
1Sa 26:2 Then Saul arose , and went down to the wilderness of Ziph , having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek (baqash ) David in the wilderness of Ziph .
1Sa 26:20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD : for the king of Israel is come out to seek (baqash ) flea , as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains .
1Sa 27:1 And David said in his heart , I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul : [there is] nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines ; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek (baqash ) me any more in any coast of Israel : so shall I escape out of his hand .
1Sa 27:4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath : and he sought (baqash ) no more again for him.
1Sa 28:7 Then said Saul unto his servants , Seek (baqash ) me a woman that hath a familiar spirit , that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, [there is] a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor .
2Sa 3:17 And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel , saying , Ye sought (baqash ) for David in times past [to be] king over you:
2Sa 4:8 And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron , and said to the king , Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine enemy , which sought (baqash ) thy life ; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul , and of his seed .
2Sa 4:11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed ? shall I not therefore now require (baqash ) his blood of your hand , and take you away from the earth ?
2Sa 5:17 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel , all the Philistines came up to seek (baqash ) David ; and David heard [of it], and went down to the hold .
2Sa 12:16 David therefore besought (baqash ) God for the child ; and David fasted , and went in , and lay all night upon the earth .
2Sa 16:11 And David said to Abishai , and to all his servants , Behold, my son , which came forth of my bowels , seeketh (baqash ) my life : how much more now [may this] Benjamite [do it]? let him alone , and let him curse ; for the LORD hath bidden him.
2Sa 17:3 And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest (baqash ) [is] as if all returned : [so] all the people shall be in peace .
2Sa 17:20 And when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house , they said , Where [is] Ahimaaz and Jonathan ? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water . And when they had sought (baqash ) and could not find [them], they returned to Jerusalem .
2Sa 20:19 I [am one of them that are] peaceable [and] faithful in Israel : thou seekest (baqash ) to destroy a city and a mother in Israel : why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD ?
2Sa 21:1 Then there was a famine in the days of David three years , year after year ; and David enquired (baqash ) of the LORD . And the LORD answered , [It is] for Saul , and for [his] bloody house , because he slew the Gibeonites .
2Sa 21:2 And the king called the Gibeonites , and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites [were] not of the children of Israel , but of the remnant of the Amorites ; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought (baqash ) to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah .)
1Ki 1:2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought (baqash ) for my lord the king a young virgin : and let her stand before the king , and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom , that my lord the king may get heat .
1Ki 1:3 So they sought (baqash ) for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel , and found Abishag a Shunammite , and brought her to the king .
1Ki 2:40 And Shimei arose , and saddled his ass , and went to Gath to Achish to seek (baqash ) his servants : and Shimei went , and brought his servants from Gath .
1Ki 10:24 And all the earth sought (baqash ) to Solomon , to hear his wisdom , which God had put in his heart .
1Ki 11:22 Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest (baqash ) to go to thine own country ? And he answered , Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise .
1Ki 11:40 Solomon sought (baqash ) therefore to kill Jeroboam . And Jeroboam arose , and fled into Egypt , unto Shishak king of Egypt , and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon .
1Ki 18:10 [As] the LORD thy God liveth , there is no nation or kingdom , whither my lord hath not sent to seek (baqash ) thee: and when they said , [He is] not [there]; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation , that they found thee not.
1Ki 19:10 And he said , I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts : for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant , thrown down thine altars , and slain thy prophets with the sword ; and I, [even] I only, am left ; and they seek (baqash ) my life , to take it away .
1Ki 19:14 And he said , I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts : because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant , thrown down thine altars , and slain thy prophets with the sword ; and I, [even] I only, am left ; and they seek (baqash ) my life , to take it away .
1Ki 20:7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land , and said , Mark , I pray you, and see how this [man] seeketh (baqash ) mischief : for he sent unto me for my wives , and for my children , and for my silver , and for my gold ; and I denied him not.
2Ki 2:16 And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men ; let them go , we pray thee, and seek (baqash ) thy master : lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up , and cast him upon some mountain , or into some valley . And he said , Ye shall not send .
2Ki 2:17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed , he said , Send . They sent therefore fifty men ; and they sought (baqash ) three days , but found him not.
2Ki 6:19 And Elisha said unto them, This [is] not the way , neither [is] this the city : follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek (baqash ) . But he led them to Samaria .
1Ch 4:39 And they went to the entrance of Gedor , [even] unto the east side of the valley , to seek (baqash ) pasture for their flocks .
1Ch 14:8 And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel , all the Philistines went up to seek (baqash ) David . And David heard [of it], and went out against them.
1Ch 16:10 Glory ye in his holy name : let the heart of them rejoice that seek (baqash ) the LORD .
1Ch 16:11 Seek the LORD and his strength , seek (baqash ) his face continually .
1Ch 21:3 And Joab answered , The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they [be]: but, my lord the king , [are] they not all my lord's servants ? why then doth my lord require (baqash ) this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel ?
2Ch 7:14 If my people , which are called by my name , shall humble themselves, and pray , and seek (baqash ) my face , and turn from their wicked ways ; then will I hear from heaven , and will forgive their sin , and will heal their land .
2Ch 9:23 And all the kings of the earth sought (baqash ) the presence of Solomon , to hear his wisdom , that God had put in his heart .
2Ch 11:16 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek (baqash ) the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem , to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers .
2Ch 15:4 But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel , and sought (baqash ) him, he was found of them.
2Ch 15:15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath : for they had sworn with all their heart , and sought (baqash ) him with their whole desire ; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about .
2Ch 20:4 And Judah gathered themselves together , to ask (baqash ) [help] of the LORD : even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek (baqash ) the LORD .
2Ch 22:9 And he sought (baqash ) Ahaziah : and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria ,) and brought him to Jehu : and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he [is] the son of Jehoshaphat , who sought the LORD with all his heart . So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom .
Ezr 2:62 These sought (baqash ) their register [among] those that were reckoned by genealogy , but they were not found : therefore were they, as polluted , put from the priesthood .
Ezr 8:21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava , that we might afflict ourselves before our God , to seek (baqash ) of him a right way for us, and for our little ones , and for all our substance .
Ezr 8:22 For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way : because we had spoken unto the king , saying , The hand of our God [is] upon all them for good that seek (baqash ) him; but his power and his wrath [is] against all them that forsake him.
Ezr 8:23 So we fasted and besought (baqash ) our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
Neh 2:4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request (baqash ) ? So I prayed to the God of heaven .
Neh 2:10 When Sanballat the Horonite , and Tobiah the servant , the Ammonite , heard [of it], it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek (baqash ) the welfare of the children of Israel .
Neh 5:12 Then said they, We will restore [them], and will require (baqash ) nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest . Then I called the priests , and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise .
Neh 5:18 Now [that] which was prepared [for me] daily [was] one ox [and] six choice sheep ; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine : yet for all this required (baqash ) not I the bread of the governor , because the bondage was heavy upon this people .
Neh 7:64 These sought (baqash ) their register [among] those that were reckoned by genealogy , but it was not found : therefore were they, as polluted , put from the priesthood .
Neh 12:27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought (baqash ) the Levites out of all their places , to bring them to Jerusalem , to keep the dedication with gladness , both with thanksgivings , and with singing , [with] cymbals , psalteries , and with harps .
Est 2:2 Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought (baqash ) for the king :
Est 2:15 Now when the turn of Esther , the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai , who had taken her for his daughter , was come to go in unto the king , she required (baqash ) nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain , the keeper of the women , appointed . And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
Est 2:21 In those days , while Mordecai sat in the king's gate , two of the king's chamberlains , Bigthan and Teresh , of those which kept the door , were wroth , and sought (baqash ) to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus .
Est 2:23 And when inquisition (baqash ) was made of the matter , it was found out ; therefore they were both hanged on a tree : and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king .
Est 3:6 And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai : wherefore Haman sought (baqash ) to destroy all the Jews that [were] throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus , [even] the people of Mordecai .
Est 4:8 Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew [it] unto Esther , and to declare [it] unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king , to make supplication unto him, and to make request (baqash ) before him for her people .
Est 6:2 And it was found written , that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh , two of the king's chamberlains , the keepers of the door , who sought (baqash ) to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus .
Est 7:7 And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath [went] into the palace garden : and Haman stood up to make request (baqash ) for his life to Esther the queen ; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king .
Est 9:2 The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus , to lay hand on such as sought (baqash ) their hurt : and no man could withstand them ; for the fear of them fell upon all people .
Job 10:6 That thou enquirest (baqash ) after mine iniquity , and searchest after my sin ?
Psa 4:2 O ye sons of men , how long [will ye turn] my glory into shame ? [how long] will ye love vanity , [and] seek (baqash ) after leasing ? Selah .
Psa 24:6 This [is] the generation of them that seek him, that seek (baqash ) thy face , O Jacob . Selah .
Psa 27:4 One [thing] have I desired of the LORD , that will I seek (baqash ) after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life , to behold the beauty of the LORD , and to enquire in his temple .
Psa 27:8 [When thou saidst], Seek (baqash ) ye my face ; my heart said unto thee, Thy face , LORD , will I seek (baqash ) .
Psa 34:14 Depart from evil , and do good ; seek (baqash ) peace , and pursue it.
Psa 35:4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek (baqash ) after my soul : let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt .
Psa 37:25 I have been young , and [now] am old ; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken , nor his seed begging (baqash ) bread .
Psa 37:32 The wicked watcheth the righteous , and seeketh (baqash ) to slay him.
Psa 37:36 Yet he passed away , and, lo, he [was] not: yea, I sought (baqash ) him, but he could not be found .
Psa 38:12 They also that seek (baqash ) after my life lay snares [for me]: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things , and imagine deceits all the day long.
Psa 40:14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek (baqash ) after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil .
Psa 40:16 Let all those that seek (baqash ) thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually , The LORD be magnified .
Psa 54:3 For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek (baqash ) after my soul : they have not set God before them. Selah .
Psa 63:9 But those [that] seek (baqash ) my soul , to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth .
Psa 69:6 Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts , be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek (baqash ) thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel .
Psa 70:2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek (baqash ) after my soul : let them be turned backward , and put to confusion , that desire my hurt .
Psa 70:4 Let all those that seek (baqash ) thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually , Let God be magnified .
Psa 71:13 Let them be confounded [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul ; let them be covered [with] reproach and dishonour that seek (baqash ) my hurt .
Psa 71:24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded , for they are brought unto shame , that seek (baqash ) my hurt .
Psa 83:16 Fill their faces with shame ; that they may seek (baqash ) thy name , O LORD .
Psa 86:14 O God , the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent [men] have sought (baqash ) after my soul ; and have not set thee before them.
Psa 104:21 The young lions roar after their prey , and seek (baqash ) their meat from God .
Psa 105:3 Glory ye in his holy name : let the heart of them rejoice that seek (baqash ) the LORD .
Psa 105:4 Seek the LORD , and his strength : seek (baqash ) his face evermore .
Psa 119:176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep ; seek (baqash ) thy servant ; for I do not forget thy commandments .
Psa 122:9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek (baqash ) thy good .
Pro 2:4 If thou seekest (baqash ) her as silver , and searchest for her as [for] hid treasures ;
Pro 11:27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth (baqash ) favour : but he that seeketh mischief , it shall come unto him.
Pro 14:6 A scorner seeketh (baqash ) wisdom , and [findeth it] not: but knowledge [is] easy unto him that understandeth .
Pro 15:14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh (baqash ) knowledge : but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness .
Pro 17:9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh (baqash ) love ; but he that repeateth a matter separateth [very] friends .
Pro 17:11 An evil [man] seeketh (baqash ) only rebellion : therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Pro 17:19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife : [and] he that exalteth his gate seeketh (baqash ) destruction .
Pro 18:1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh (baqash ) [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom .
Pro 18:15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge ; and the ear of the wise seeketh (baqash ) knowledge .
Pro 21:6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue [is] a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek (baqash ) death .
Pro 23:35 They have stricken me, [shalt thou say, and] I was not sick ; they have beaten me, [and] I felt [it] not: when shall I awake ? I will seek (baqash ) it yet again.
Pro 28:5 Evil men understand not judgment : but they that seek (baqash ) the LORD understand all [things].
Pro 29:10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright : but the just seek (baqash ) his soul .
Pro 29:26 Many seek (baqash ) the ruler's favour ; but [every] man's judgment [cometh] from the LORD .
Ecc 3:6 A time to get (baqash ) , and a time to lose ; a time to keep , and a time to cast away ;
Ecc 3:15 That which hath been is now ; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth (baqash ) that which is past .
Ecc 7:25 I applied mine heart to know , and to search , and to seek out (baqash ) wisdom , and the reason [of things], and to know the wickedness of folly , even of foolishness [and] madness :
Ecc 7:28 Which yet my soul seeketh (baqash ) , but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found ; but a woman among all those have I not found .
Ecc 7:29 Lo , this only have I found , that God hath made man upright ; but they have sought out (baqash ) many inventions .
Ecc 8:17 Then I beheld all the work of God , that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun : because though a man labour to seek [it] out (baqash ) , yet he shall not find [it]; yea further; though a wise [man] think to know [it], yet shall he not be able to find [it].
Ecc 12:10 The preacher sought (baqash ) to find out acceptable words : and [that which was] written [was] upright , [even] words of truth .
Song of Songs 3:1 on my bed I sought (baqash ) him whom my soul loveth : I sought (baqash ) him, but I found him not.
Song of Songs 3:2 ise now, and go about the city in the streets , and in the broad ways I will seek (baqash ) him whom my soul loveth : I sought (baqash ) him, but I found him not.
Song of Songs 5:6 to my beloved ; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, [and] was gone : my soul failed when he spake : I sought (baqash ) him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer .
Song of Songs 6:1 is thy beloved gone , O thou fairest among women ? whither is thy beloved turned aside ? that we may seek (baqash ) him with thee.
Isa 1:12 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required (baqash ) this at your hand , to tread my courts ?
Isa 40:20 He that [is] so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree [that] will not rot ; he seeketh (baqash ) unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image , [that] shall not be moved .
Isa 41:12 Thou shalt seek (baqash ) them, and shalt not find them, [even] them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought .
Isa 41:17 [When] the poor and needy seek (baqash ) water , and [there is] none, [and] their tongue faileth for thirst , I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
Isa 45:19 I have not spoken in secret , in a dark place of the earth : I said not unto the seed of Jacob , Seek (baqash ) ye me in vain : I the LORD speak righteousness , I declare things that are right .
Isa 51:1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness , ye that seek (baqash ) the LORD : look unto the rock [whence] ye are hewn , and to the hole of the pit [whence] ye are digged .
Isa 65:1 I am sought of [them that] asked not [for me]; I am found of [them that] sought (baqash ) me not : I said , Behold me, behold me, unto a nation [that] was not called by my name .
Jer 2:24 A wild ass used to the wilderness , [that] snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure ; in her occasion who can turn her away ? all they that seek (baqash ) her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
Jer 2:33 Why trimmest thou thy way to seek (baqash ) love ? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways .
Jer 4:30 And [when] thou [art] spoiled , what wilt thou do ? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson , though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold , though thou rentest thy face with painting , in vain shalt thou make thyself fair ; [thy] lovers will despise thee, they will seek (baqash ) thy life .
Jer 5:1 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem , and see now, and know , and seek (baqash ) in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man , if there be [any] that executeth judgment , that seeketh (baqash ) the truth ; and I will pardon it.
Jer 11:21 Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth , that seek (baqash ) thy life , saying , Prophesy not in the name of the LORD , that thou die not by our hand :
Jer 19:7 And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place ; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies , and by the hands of them that seek (baqash ) their lives : and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven , and for the beasts of the earth .
Jer 19:9 And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters , and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness , wherewith their enemies , and they that seek (baqash ) their lives , shall straiten them.
Jer 21:7 And afterward , saith the LORD , I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah , and his servants , and the people , and such as are left in this city from the pestilence , from the sword , and from the famine , into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon , and into the hand of their enemies , and into the hand of those that seek (baqash ) their life : and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword ; he shall not spare them, neither have pity , nor have mercy .
Jer 22:25 And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek (baqash ) thy life , and into the hand [of them] whose face thou fearest , even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon , and into the hand of the Chaldeans .
Jer 26:21 And when Jehoiakim the king , with all his mighty men , and all the princes , heard his words , the king sought (baqash ) to put him to death : but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid , and fled , and went into Egypt ;
Jer 29:13 And ye shall seek (baqash ) me, and find [me], when ye shall search for me with all your heart .
Jer 34:20 I will even give them into the hand of their enemies , and into the hand of them that seek (baqash ) their life : and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven , and to the beasts of the earth .
Jer 34:21 And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies , and into the hand of them that seek (baqash ) their life , and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army , which are gone up from you.
Jer 38:16 So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah , saying , [As] the LORD liveth , that made us this soul , I will not put thee to death , neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek (baqash ) thy life .
Jer 44:30 Thus saith the LORD ; Behold, I will give Pharaohhophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies , and into the hand of them that seek (baqash ) his life ; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon , his enemy , and that sought (baqash ) his life .
Jer 45:5 And seekest (baqash ) thou great things for thyself? seek (baqash ) [them] not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh , saith the LORD : but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest .
Jer 46:26 And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek (baqash ) their lives , and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon , and into the hand of his servants : and afterward it shall be inhabited , as in the days of old , saith the LORD .
Jer 49:37 For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies , and before them that seek (baqash ) their life : and I will bring evil upon them, [even] my fierce anger , saith the LORD ; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:
Jer 50:4 In those days , and in that time , saith the LORD , the children of Israel shall come , they and the children of Judah together , going and weeping : they shall go , and seek (baqash ) the LORD their God .
Jer 50:20 In those days , and in that time , saith the LORD , the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for (baqash ) , and [there shall be] none; and the sins of Judah , and they shall not be found : for I will pardon them whom I reserve .
Lam 1:11 All her people sigh , they seek (baqash ) bread ; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul : see , O LORD , and consider ; for I am become vile .
Lam 1:19 I called for my lovers , [but] they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city , while they sought (baqash ) their meat to relieve their souls .
Eze 3:18 When I say unto the wicked , Thou shalt surely die ; and thou givest him not warning , nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way , to save his life ; the same wicked [man] shall die in his iniquity ; but his blood will I require (baqash ) at thine hand .
Eze 3:20 Again , When a righteous [man] doth turn from his righteousness , and commit iniquity , and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die : because thou hast not given him warning , he shall die in his sin , and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered ; but his blood will I require (baqash ) at thine hand .
Eze 7:25 Destruction cometh ; and they shall seek (baqash ) peace , and [there shall be] none.
Eze 7:26 Mischief shall come upon mischief , and rumour shall be upon rumour ; then shall they seek (baqash ) a vision of the prophet ; but the law shall perish from the priest , and counsel from the ancients .
Eze 22:30 And I sought (baqash ) for a man among them, that should make up the hedge , and stand in the gap before me for the land , that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
Eze 26:21 I will make thee a terror , and thou [shalt be] no [more]: though thou be sought for (baqash ) , yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD .
Eze 33:8 When I say unto the wicked , O wicked [man], thou shalt surely die ; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way , that wicked [man] shall die in his iniquity ; but his blood will I require (baqash ) at thine hand .
Eze 34:4 The diseased have ye not strengthened , neither have ye healed that which was sick , neither have ye bound up [that which was] broken , neither have ye brought again that which was driven away , neither have ye sought (baqash ) that which was lost ; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
Eze 34:6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains , and upon every high hill : yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth , and none did search or seek (baqash ) [after them].
Eze 34:16 I will seek (baqash ) that which was lost , and bring again that which was driven away , and will bind up [that which was] broken , and will strengthen that which was sick : but I will destroy the fat and the strong ; I will feed them with judgment .
Dan 1:8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat , nor with the wine which he drank : therefore he requested (baqash ) of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Dan 1:20 And in all matters of wisdom [and] understanding , that the king enquired (baqash ) of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians [and] astrologers that [were] in all his realm .
Dan 8:15 And it came to pass, when I, [even] I Daniel , had seen the vision , and sought (baqash ) for the meaning , then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man .
Dan 9:3 And I set my face unto the Lord God , to seek (baqash ) by prayer and supplications , with fasting , and sackcloth , and ashes :
Hosea 2:7 And she shall follow after her lovers , but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek (baqash ) them, but shall not find [them]: then shall she say , I will go and return to my first husband ; for then [was it] better with me than now .
Hosea 3:5 Afterward shall the children of Israel return , and seek (baqash ) the LORD their God , and David their king ; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days .
Hosea 5:6 They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek (baqash ) the LORD ; but they shall not find [him]; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
Hosea 5:15 I will go [and] return to my place , till they acknowledge their offence , and seek (baqash ) my face : in their affliction they will seek me early .
Hosea 7:10 And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face : and they do not return to the LORD their God , nor seek (baqash ) him for all this.
Amo 8:12 And they shall wander from sea to sea , and from the north even to the east , they shall run to and fro to seek (baqash ) the word of the LORD , and shall not find [it].
Nah 3:7 And it shall come to pass, [that] all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say , Nineveh is laid waste : who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek (baqash ) comforters for thee?
Nah 3:11 Thou also shalt be drunken : thou shalt be hid , thou also shalt seek (baqash ) strength because of the enemy .
Zep 1:6 And them that are turned back from the LORD ; and [those] that have not sought (baqash ) the LORD , nor enquired for him.
Zep 2:3 Seek (baqash ) ye the LORD , all ye meek of the earth , which have wrought his judgment ; seek (baqash ) righteousness , seek (baqash ) meekness : it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger .
Zec 6:7 And the bay went forth , and sought (baqash ) to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth : and he said , Get you hence , walk to and fro through the earth . So they walked to and fro through the earth .
Zec 8:21 And the inhabitants of one [city] shall go to another , saying , Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD , and to seek (baqash ) the LORD of hosts : I will go also.
Zec 8:22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek (baqash ) the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem , and to pray before the LORD .
Zec 11:16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land , [which] shall not visit those that be cut off , neither shall seek (baqash ) the young one , nor heal that that is broken , nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat , and tear their claws in pieces .
Zec 12:9 And it shall come to pass in that day , [that] I will seek (baqash ) to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem .
Mal 2:7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge , and they should seek (baqash ) the law at his mouth : for he [is] the messenger of the LORD of hosts .
Mal 2:15 And did not he make one ? Yet had he the residue of the spirit . And wherefore one ? That he might seek (baqash ) a godly seed . Therefore take heed to your spirit , and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth .
Mal 3:1 Behold, I will send my messenger , and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord , whom ye seek (baqash ) , shall suddenly come to his temple , even the messenger of the covenant , whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come , saith the LORD of hosts .
Prepared by William C. Barman for George Young Memorial United Methodist Church -- Palm Harbor, FL on 9/15/03; 2:32:28 PM