Proverbs 1:28
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28 “When they cry for help, I will not answer.
Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.
Micah 3:4
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4 Then you beg the Lord for help in times of trouble!
Do you really expect him to answer?
After all the evil you have done,
he won’t even look at you!”
James 4:3
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3 And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.
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Zechariah 7:13
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13 “Since they refused to listen when I called to them, I would not listen when they called to me, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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Jeremiah 11:11
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11 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am going to bring calamity upon them, and they will not escape. Though they beg for mercy, I will not listen to their cries.
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Isaiah 1:15
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15 When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look.
Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen,
for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.
Job 27:9
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9 Will God listen to their cry
when trouble comes upon them?
Matthew 25:10-12
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10 “But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came. Then those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked. 11 Later, when the other five bridesmaids returned, they stood outside, calling, ‘Lord! Lord! Open the door for us!’
12 “But he called back, ‘Believe me, I don’t know you!’
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Jeremiah 14:12
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12 When they fast, I will pay no attention. When they present their burnt offerings and grain offerings to me, I will not accept them. Instead, I will devour them with war, famine, and disease.”
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Psalm 18:41
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41 They called for help, but no one came to their rescue.
They even cried to the Lord, but he refused to answer.
Ezekiel 8:18
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18 Therefore, I will respond in fury. I will neither pity nor spare them. And though they cry for mercy, I will not listen.”
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Job 35:12
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12 And when they cry out, God does not answer
because of their pride.
1 Samuel 8:18
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18 When that day comes, you will beg for relief from this king you are demanding, but then the Lord will not help you.”
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