2 Chronicles 15:4
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4 but (A)when in their trouble they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them.
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Isaiah 55:6
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Deuteronomy 4:29-30
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29 (A)But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. 30 When you are in [a]distress, and all these things come upon you in the (B)latter days, when you (C)turn to the Lord your God and obey His voice
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- Deuteronomy 4:30 tribulation
2 Chronicles 15:15
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15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and (A)sought Him with all their soul; and He was found by them, and the Lord gave them (B)rest all around.
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Isaiah 65:1-2
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The Righteousness of God’s Judgment
65 “I was (A)sought by those who did not ask for Me;
I was found by those who did not seek Me.
I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’
To a nation that (B)was not called by My name.
2 (C)I have stretched out My hands all day long to a (D)rebellious people,
Who (E)walk in a way that is not good,
According to their own thoughts;
Romans 10:20
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20 But Isaiah is very bold and says:
(A)“I was found by those who did not seek Me;
I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me.”
Hosea 14:1-3
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Israel Restored at Last
14 O Israel, (A)return to the Lord your God,
For you have stumbled because of your iniquity;
2 Take words with you,
And return to the Lord.
Say to Him,
“Take away all iniquity;
Receive us graciously,
For we will offer the (B)sacrifices[a] of our lips.
3 Assyria shall (C)not save us,
(D)We will not ride on horses,
Nor will we say anymore to the work of our hands, ‘You are our gods.’
(E)For in You the fatherless finds mercy.”
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- Hosea 14:2 Lit. bull calves; LXX fruit
Psalm 106:44
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44 Nevertheless He regarded their affliction,
When (A)He heard their cry;
Judges 10:10-16
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10 (A)And the children of Israel cried out to the Lord, saying, “We have (B)sinned against You, because we have both forsaken our God and served the Baals!”
11 So the Lord said to the children of Israel, “Did I not deliver you (C)from the Egyptians and (D)from the Amorites and (E)from the people of Ammon and (F)from the Philistines? 12 Also (G)the Sidonians (H)and Amalekites and [a]Maonites (I)oppressed you; and you cried out to Me, and I delivered you from their hand. 13 (J)Yet you have forsaken Me and served other gods. Therefore I will deliver you no more. 14 “Go and (K)cry out to the gods which you have chosen; let them deliver you in your time of distress.”
15 And the children of Israel said to the Lord, “We have sinned! (L)Do to us whatever seems best to You; only deliver us this day, we pray.” 16 (M)So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord. And (N)His soul could no longer endure the misery of Israel.
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- Judges 10:12 LXX mss. Midianites
Judges 3:9-10
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9 When the children of Israel (A)cried out to the Lord, the Lord (B)raised up a deliverer for the children of Israel, who delivered them: (C)Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. 10 (D)The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the Lord delivered Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed over Cushan-Rishathaim.
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