14 And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord.

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14 He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the Lord.

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14 And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord.

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Nevertheless (A)good things are found in you, in that you have removed the [a]wooden images from the land, and have (B)prepared your heart to seek God.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 19:3 Or Asherim, Heb. Asheroth

There is, however, some good(A) in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles(B) and have set your heart on seeking God.(C)

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Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.

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13 Be on your guard; stand firm(A) in the faith; be courageous; be strong.(B)

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13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

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58 (A)Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing (B)that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

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58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,(A) because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.(B)

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58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

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Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking(A)

(B)“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

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Ask, Seek, Knock(A)

“Ask and it will be given to you;(B) seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

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Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

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31 So (A)they come to you as people do, they (B)sit before you as My people, and they (C)hear your words, but they do not do them; (D)for with their mouth they show much love, but (E)their hearts pursue their own gain.

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31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before(A) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy(B) for unjust gain.(C)

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31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

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(A)Seek the Lord while He may be (B)found,
Call upon Him while He is near.
(C)Let the [a]wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man (D)his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
(E)And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 55:7 Lit. man of iniquity

Seek(A) the Lord while he may be found;(B)
    call(C) on him while he is near.
Let the wicked forsake(D) their ways
    and the unrighteous their thoughts.(E)
Let them turn(F) to the Lord, and he will have mercy(G) on them,
    and to our God, for he will freely pardon.(H)

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Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

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19 I have not spoken in (A)secret,
In a dark place of the earth;
I did not say to the seed of Jacob,
‘Seek Me [a]in vain’;
(B)I, the Lord, speak righteousness,
I declare things that are right.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 45:19 Or in a waste place

19 I have not spoken in secret,(A)
    from somewhere in a land of darkness;(B)
I have not said to Jacob’s descendants,(C)
    ‘Seek(D) me in vain.’
I, the Lord, speak the truth;
    I declare what is right.(E)

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19 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

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Glory in His holy name;
Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
Seek the Lord and His strength;
(A)Seek His face evermore!

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Glory in his holy name;(A)
    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Look to the Lord and his strength;
    seek his face(B) always.

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Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.

Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

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