Zephaniah 2:3
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3 Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land
who do his commands;
seek righteousness, seek humility;
perhaps you may be hidden
on the day of the Lord’s wrath.(A)
Amos 5:14-15
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14 Seek good and not evil,
that you may live,
and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you,
just as you have said.(A)
15 Hate evil and love good,
and establish justice in the gate;
it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts,
will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.(B)
Isaiah 26:20-21
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20 Come, my people, enter your chambers,
and shut your doors behind you;
hide yourselves for a little while
until the wrath is past.(A)
21 For the Lord comes out from his place
to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity;
the earth will disclose the blood shed on it
and will no longer cover its slain.(B)
Psalm 76:9
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9 when God rose up to establish judgment,
to save all the oppressed of the earth. Selah(A)
Jeremiah 29:12-13
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12 Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you.(A) 13 When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart,(B)
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Psalm 105:4
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4 Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his presence continually.(A)
Psalm 22:26
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26 The poor[a] shall eat and be satisfied;
those who seek him shall praise the Lord.
May your hearts live forever!(A)
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- 22.26 Or afflicted
Jonah 3:9
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9 Who knows? God may relent and change his mind; he may turn from his fierce anger, so that we do not perish.”(A)
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Isaiah 55:6-7
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6 Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;(A)
7 let the wicked forsake their way
and the unrighteous their thoughts;
let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.(B)
Colossians 3:2-4
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2 Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth, 3 for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.(A) 4 When Christ who is your[a] life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.(B)
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Hosea 10:12
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12 Sow for yourselves righteousness;
reap steadfast love;
break up your fallow ground,
for it is time to seek the Lord,
that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.(A)
Jeremiah 39:18
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18 For I will surely save you, and you shall not fall by the sword, but you shall have your life as a prize of war, because you have trusted in me, says the Lord.(A)
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2 Peter 3:18
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18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.[a]
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- 3.18 Other ancient authorities lack Amen
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