The Lord (A)looks down from heaven on the children of man,
    to see if there are any who understand,[a]
    who (B)seek after God.

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  1. Psalm 14:2 Or that act wisely

The Lord looks down from heaven(A)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,(B)
    any who seek God.(C)

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11     no one understands;
    no one seeks for God.

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11     there is no one who understands;
    there is no one who seeks God.

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13 The Lord (A)looks down from heaven;
    he sees all the children of man;
14 from (B)where he sits enthroned he (C)looks out
    on all the inhabitants of the earth,

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13 From heaven the Lord looks down(A)
    and sees all mankind;(B)
14 from his dwelling place(C) he watches
    all who live on earth—

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And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God (A)must believe that he exists and (B)that he rewards those who seek him.

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And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him(A) must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

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19 that he (A)looked down from his holy height;
    from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,
20 to hear (B)the groans of the prisoners,
    to set free (C)those who were doomed to die,

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19 “The Lord looked down(A) from his sanctuary on high,
    from heaven he viewed the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners(B)
    and release those condemned to death.”

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12 And God (A)saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, (B)for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.

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12 God saw how corrupt(A) the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.(B)

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10 (A)Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but (B)the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, (C)but those who are wise shall understand.

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10 Many will be purified, made spotless and refined,(A) but the wicked will continue to be wicked.(B) None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.(C)

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15 For this people's heart has grown dull,
    and with their ears (A)they can barely hear,
    and (B)their eyes they have closed,
lest they should see with their eyes
    and hear with their ears
and (C)understand with their heart
    and (D)turn, and I would heal them.’

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15 For this people’s heart has become calloused;
    they hardly hear with their ears,
    and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
    hear with their ears,
    understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’[a](A)

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  1. Matthew 13:15 Isaiah 6:9,10 (see Septuagint)

Nevertheless, (A)some good is found in you, for (B)you destroyed the Asheroth out of the land, and have (C)set your heart to seek God.”

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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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16 (A)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
    And to him who lacks sense she says,

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16     “Let all who are simple come to my house!”
To those who have no sense(A) she says,

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(A)They have neither knowledge nor understanding,
    (B)they walk about in darkness;
    (C)all the foundations of the earth are (D)shaken.

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“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.(A)
    They walk about in darkness;(B)
    all the foundations(C) of the earth are shaken.

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Prayer for Mercy

15 (A)Look down from heaven and see,
    (B)from your holy and beautiful[a] habitation.
Where are (C)your zeal and your might?
    The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion
    are held back from me.

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  1. Isaiah 63:15 Or holy and glorious

15 Look down from heaven(A) and see,
    from your lofty throne,(B) holy and glorious.
Where are your zeal(C) and your might?
    Your tenderness and compassion(D) are withheld(E) from us.

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22 “For (A)my people are foolish;
    they know me not;
they are stupid children;
    they have no understanding.
(B)They are ‘wise’—in doing evil!
    But how to do good they know not.”

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22 “My people are fools;(A)
    they do not know me.(B)
They are senseless children;
    they have no understanding.(C)
They are skilled in doing evil;(D)
    they know not how to do good.”(E)

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