בָּקַשׁ

Genesis 31:39 תְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נָּה you sought it

I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or night.

Genesis 37:15 תְּבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ are you seeking

a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “What are you looking for?”

Genesis 37:16 מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ [am] seeking

“I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”

Genesis 43:9 תְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נּוּ you will require him

I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.

Genesis 43:30 וַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁ and he sought

Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.

Exodus 2:15 וַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁ and he sought

When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.

Exodus 4:19 הַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֖ים who sought

Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who sought to kill you are dead.”

Exodus 4:24 וַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁ and he sought

Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.

Exodus 10:11 מְבַקְשִׁ֑ים [are] requesting

No, only the men may go and worship the LORD, since that is what you have been requesting.” And Moses and Aaron were driven from Pharaoh’s presence.

Exodus 33:7 מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ [one who] sought

Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it at a distance outside the camp. He called it the Tent of Meeting, and anyone inquiring of the LORD would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp.

Leviticus 19:31 תְּבַקְשׁ֖וּ you seek [them]

You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

Numbers 16:10 וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֖ם but you seek

He has brought you near, you and all your fellow Levites, but you are seeking the priesthood as well.

Numbers 35:23 מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ [was] seeking

or without looking drops a heavy stone that kills him, but he was not an enemy and did not intend to harm him,

Deuteronomy 4:29 וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥ם and you will seek

But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Deuteronomy 13:10 בִקֵּ֗שׁ he sought

Stone him to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Joshua 2:22 וַיְבַקְשׁ֧וּ and they searched

So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road.

Joshua 22:23 יְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ may he require

If we have built for ourselves an altar to turn away from Him and to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings on it, or to sacrifice peace offerings on it, may the LORD Himself hold us accountable.

Judges 4:22 מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ [are] seeking

When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his temple.

Judges 6:29 וַיְבַקְשׁ֔וּ and they searched

“Who did this?” they said to one another. And after they had investigated thoroughly, they were told, “Gideon son of Joash did it.”

Judges 14:4 מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ [was] seeking

(Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)

Judges 18:1 מְבַקֶּשׁ־ [was] seeking

In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy. For up to that time they had not come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.

Ruth 3:1 אֲבַקֶּשׁ־ will I seek

One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?

1 Samuel 9:3 בַּקֵּ֖שׁ seek

One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.”

1 Samuel 10:2 לְבַקֵּ֔שׁ to seek

When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’

1 Samuel 10:14 לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ to seek

Now Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” “To look for the donkeys,” Saul replied. “When we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.”

1 Samuel 10:21 וַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּ and they sought him

Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.

1 Samuel 13:14 בִּקֵּשׁ֩ he has sought

But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”

1 Samuel 14:4 בִּקֵּ֤שׁ he sought

Now there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost. One was named Bozez and the other Seneh.

1 Samuel 16:16 יְבַקְשׁ֕וּ let them seek

Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”

1 Samuel 19:2 מְבַקֵּ֛שׁ [is] seeking

so he warned David, saying, “My father Saul intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning; find a secret place and hide there.

1 Samuel 19:10 וַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁ and he sought

Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But David eluded him and the spear struck the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.

1 Samuel 20:1 מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ [is] seeking

Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?”

1 Samuel 20:16 וּבִקֵּ֣שׁ and he will require

So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable.”

1 Samuel 22:23 יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ he seeks

Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks your life is seeking mine as well. You will be safe with me.”

1 Samuel 23:10 מְבַקֵּ֥שׁ [is] seeking

And David said, “O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account.

1 Samuel 23:14 וַיְבַקְשֵׁ֤הוּ and he sought him

And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver David into his hand.

1 Samuel 23:15 לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ to seek

While David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph, he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.

1 Samuel 23:25 לְבַקֵּשׁ֒ to seek [him]

and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he pursued David there.

1 Samuel 24:2 לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ to seek

So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.

1 Samuel 24:9 מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ [is] seeking

and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?

1 Samuel 25:26 וְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥ים and those [who] seek

Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, since the LORD has held you back from bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, may your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal.

1 Samuel 25:29 וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ and to seek

And should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living. But He shall fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a sling.

1 Samuel 26:2 לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ to seek

So Saul, accompanied by three thousand chosen men of Israel, went down to the Wilderness of Ziph to search for David there.

1 Samuel 26:20 לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ to seek

So do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to look for a flea, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”

1 Samuel 27:1 לְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִי to seek me

David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”

1 Samuel 27:4 לְבַקְשֽׁוֹ׃ ס to seek him

And when Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.

1 Samuel 28:7 בַּקְּשׁוּ־ seek

Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.” “There is a medium at Endor,” his servants replied.

2 Samuel 3:17 מְבַקְשִׁ֧ים seeking

Now Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.

2 Samuel 4:8 בִּקֵּ֖שׁ he sought

They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”

2 Samuel 4:11 אֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ will I require

How much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth!”

2 Samuel 5:17 לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ to seek

When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went down to the stronghold.

2 Samuel 12:16 וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ and he sought

David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.

2 Samuel 16:11 מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ [is] seeking

Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.

2 Samuel 17:3 מְבַקֵּ֔שׁ [are] seeking

and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.”

2 Samuel 17:20 וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ and they sought [them]

When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 20:19 מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ [are] seeking

I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel, but you are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”

2 Samuel 21:1 וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ and he sought

During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.”

2 Samuel 21:2 וַיְבַקֵּ֤שׁ and he had sought

At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)

1 Kings 1:2 יְבַקְשׁ֞וּ let people seek

So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”

1 Kings 1:3 וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ and they sought

Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.

1 Kings 2:40 לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ to seek

So Shimei saddled his donkey and set out to Achish at Gath in search of his slaves, and he brought them back from Gath.

1 Kings 10:24 מְבַקְשִׁ֖ים [were] seeking

The whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.

1 Kings 11:22 מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ [are] seeking

But Pharaoh asked him, “What have you lacked here with me that you suddenly want to go back to your own country?” “Nothing,” Hadad replied, “but please let me go.”

1 Kings 11:40 וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ and he sought

Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, where he remained until the death of Solomon.

1 Kings 18:10 לְבַקֶּשְׁךָ֔ to seek you

As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear that they had not found you.

1 Kings 19:10 וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ and they have sought

“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”

1 Kings 19:14 וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ and they have sought

“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”

1 Kings 20:7 מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ [is] seeking

Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”

2 Kings 2:16 וִיבַקְשׁ֣וּ so they may search for

“Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.” “Do not send them,” Elisha replied.

2 Kings 2:17 וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ and they searched

But when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah.

2 Kings 6:19 תְּבַקֵּשׁ֑וּן you seek !

And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.

1 Chronicles 4:39 לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ to seek

and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks.

1 Chronicles 14:8 לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ to seek

When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went out to face them.

1 Chronicles 16:10 מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י [those who] seek

Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

1 Chronicles 16:11 בַּקְּשׁ֥וּ seek

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

1 Chronicles 21:3 יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ does he seek

But Joab replied, “May the LORD multiply His troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of my lord? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”

2 Chronicles 7:14 וִֽיבַקְשׁ֣וּ and they may seek

and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

2 Chronicles 9:23 מְבַקְשִׁ֖ים [were] seeking

All the kings of the earth sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.

2 Chronicles 11:16 לְבַקֵּ֕שׁ to seek

Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

2 Chronicles 15:4 וַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּ and they sought him

But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.

2 Chronicles 15:15 בִּקְשֻׁ֔הוּ they had sought him

And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.

2 Chronicles 20:4 לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ to seek

So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.

2 Chronicles 22:9 וַיְבַקֵּשׁ֩ and he sought to find

Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.

Ezra 2:62 בִּקְשׁ֧וּ they searched

These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

Ezra 8:21 לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ to seek

And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.

Ezra 8:22 מְבַקְשָׁיו֙ [those who] seek him

For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”

Ezra 8:23 וַנְּבַקְשָׁ֥ה and we sought !

So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.

Nehemiah 2:4 מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ requesting

“What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven

Nehemiah 2:10 לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ to seek

But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.

Nehemiah 5:12 נְבַקֵּ֔שׁ we will require [it]

“We will restore it,” they replied, “and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised.

Nehemiah 5:18 בִקַּ֔שְׁתִּי I sought

Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.

Nehemiah 7:64 בִּקְשׁ֧וּ they sought

These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

Nehemiah 12:27 בִּקְשׁ֤וּ people sought

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

Esther 2:2 יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ let people seek

Then the king’s attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king,

Esther 2:15 בִקְשָׁה֙ she requested

Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.

Esther 2:21 וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ and they sought

In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

Esther 2:23 וַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁ and it was sought

After the report had been investigated and verified, both officials were hanged on the gallows. And all this was recorded in the Book of the Chronicles in the presence of the king.

Esther 3:6 וַיְבַקֵּ֣שׁ and he sought

And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.

Esther 4:8 וּלְבַקֵּ֥שׁ and to request

Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.

Esther 6:2 בִּקְשׁוּ֙ they had sought

And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

Esther 7:7 לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ to seek

In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.

Esther 9:2 בִּמְבַקְשֵׁ֖י on those seeking

In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.

Job 10:6 תְבַקֵּ֥שׁ you will seek

that You should seek my iniquity and search out my sin—

Psalm 4:2 תְּבַקְשׁ֖וּ will you seek?

How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah

Psalm 24:6 מְבַקְשֵׁ֨י [those who] seek

Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah

Psalm 27:4 אֲבַ֫קֵּ֥שׁ I will seek

One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.

Psalm 27:8 בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ אֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ seek, I will seek

My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.

Psalm 34:14 בַּקֵּ֖שׁ seek

Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 35:4 מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י [those who] seek

May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.

Psalm 37:25 מְבַקֶּשׁ־ seeking

I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.

Psalm 37:32 וּ֝מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ and [is] seeking

Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,

Psalm 37:36 וָֽ֝אֲבַקְשֵׁ֗הוּ and I sought him

yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.

Psalm 38:12 מְבַקְשֵׁ֬י [those who] seek

Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.

Psalm 40:14 מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י [those who] seek

May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

Psalm 40:16 מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָ [those who] seek you

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!”

Psalm 54:3 בִּקְשׁ֣וּ they have sought

For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life—men with no regard for God. Selah

Psalm 63:9 יְבַקְשׁ֣וּ they are seeking

But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.

Psalm 69:6 מְבַקְשֶׁ֑יךָ [those who] seek you

May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.

Psalm 70:2 מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י [those who] seek

May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

Psalm 70:4 מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָ [those who] seek you

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be magnified!”

Psalm 71:13 מְ֝בַקְשֵׁ֗י [those who] seek

May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.

Psalm 71:24 מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י [those who] seek

My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.

Psalm 83:16 וִֽיבַקְשׁ֖וּ so they may seek

Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.

Psalm 86:14 בִּקְשׁ֣וּ they have sought

The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life; they have no regard for You.

Psalm 104:21 וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ and to seek

The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

Psalm 105:3 מְבַקְשֵׁ֬י [those who] seek

Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Psalm 105:4 בַּקְּשׁ֖וּ seek

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

Psalm 119:176 בַּקֵּ֣שׁ seek

I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

Psalm 122:9 אֲבַקְשָׁ֖ה I will seek

For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.

Proverbs 2:4 תְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּה you will seek it

if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,

Proverbs 11:27 יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ he seeks

He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.

Proverbs 14:6 בִּקֶּשׁ־ he seeks

A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

Proverbs 15:14 יְבַקֶּשׁ־ it seeks

A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

Proverbs 17:9 מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ [is] seeking

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.

Proverbs 17:11 יְבַקֶּשׁ־ he seeks

An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Proverbs 17:19 מְבַקֶּשׁ־ [is] seeking

He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.

Proverbs 18:1 יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ he seeks

He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.

Proverbs 18:15 תְּבַקֶּשׁ־ it seeks

The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.

Proverbs 21:6 מְבַקְשֵׁי־ seekers of

Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.

Proverbs 23:35 אֲבַקְשֶׁ֥נּוּ I will seek it

“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”

Proverbs 28:5 וּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥י and [those who] seek

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.

Proverbs 29:10 יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ they seek

Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.

Proverbs 29:26 מְבַקְשִׁ֣ים [are] seeking

Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.

Ecclesiastes 3:6 לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ to seek

a time to search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,

Ecclesiastes 3:15 יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ he will seek

What exists has already been, and what will be has already been, for God will call to account what has passed.

Ecclesiastes 7:25 וּבַקֵּ֥שׁ and to seek

I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.

Ecclesiastes 7:28 בִּקְשָׁ֥ה it has sought

While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.

Ecclesiastes 7:29 בִקְשׁ֖וּ they have sought

Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”

Ecclesiastes 8:17 לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ to seek

I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.

Ecclesiastes 12:10 בִּקֵּ֣שׁ <he> sought

The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.

Song of Songs 3:1 בִּקַּ֕שְׁתִּי בִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יו I sought, I sought him

On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.

Song of Songs 3:2 אֲבַקְשָׁ֕ה בִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יו I will seek, I sought him

I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and squares. I will seek the one I love. So I sought him but did not find him.

Song of Songs 5:6 בִּקַּשְׁתִּ֙יהוּ֙ I sought him

I opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.

Song of Songs 6:1 וּנְבַקְשֶׁ֖נּוּ so we may seek him

Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you.

Isaiah 1:12 בִקֵּ֥שׁ did he require

When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts?

Isaiah 40:20 יְבַקֶּשׁ־ he seeks

One lacking such an offering chooses wood that will not rot. He seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple.

Isaiah 41:12 תְּבַקְשֵׁם֙ you will seek them

You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.

Isaiah 41:17 מְבַקְשִׁ֥ים [are] seeking

The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

Isaiah 45:19 בַקְּשׁ֑וּנִי seek me

I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.

Isaiah 51:1 מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י [those who] seek

“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.

Isaiah 65:1 בִקְשֻׁ֑נִי they had sought me

“I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’

Jeremiah 2:24 מְבַקְשֶׁ֙יהָ֙ [those who] seek it

a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can restrain her passion? All who seek her need not weary themselves; in mating season they will find her.

Jeremiah 2:33 לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ to seek

How skillfully you pursue love! Even the most immoral of women could learn from your ways.

Jeremiah 4:30 יְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ they seek

And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.

Jeremiah 5:1 וּבַקְשׁ֣וּ מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ and search, [one who] seeks

“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.

Jeremiah 11:21 הַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥ים who are seeking

Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, “You must not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hand.”

Jeremiah 19:7 מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י [those who] seek

And in this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hands of those who seek their lives, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.

Jeremiah 19:9 וּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥י and [those who] seek

I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh in the siege and distress inflicted on them by their enemies who seek their lives.’

Jeremiah 21:7 מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י [those who] seek

‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’

Jeremiah 22:25 מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י [those who] seek

In fact, I will hand you over to those you dread, who want to take your life—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans.

Jeremiah 26:21 וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ and he sought

King Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and officials heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah found out about it, he fled in fear and went to Egypt.

Jeremiah 29:13 וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥ם and you will seek

You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 34:20 מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י [those who] seek

I will deliver into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.

Jeremiah 34:21 מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י [those who] seek

And I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives, to the army of the king of Babylon that had withdrawn from you.

Jeremiah 38:16 מְבַקְשִׁ֖ים [are] seeking

But King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us this life, I will not kill you, nor will I deliver you into the hands of these men who are seeking your life.”

Jeremiah 44:30 מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י וּמְבַקֵּ֥שׁ [those who] seek, and [one who] sought

This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will deliver Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who seek his life, just as I delivered Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who was seeking his life.”

Jeremiah 45:5 תְּבַקֶּשׁ־ תְּבַקֵּ֑שׁ you are seeking, you seek [them]

But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”

Jeremiah 46:26 מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י [those who] seek

I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old, declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 49:37 מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י [those who] seek

So I will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who seek their lives. I will bring disaster upon them, even My fierce anger,” declares the LORD. “I will send out the sword after them until I finish them off.

Jeremiah 50:4 יְבַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ they will seek

“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.

Jeremiah 50:20 יְבֻקַּ֞שׁ it will be sought

In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, a search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found; for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.

Lamentations 1:11 מְבַקְּשִׁ֣ים [are] seeking

All her people groan as they search for bread. They have traded their treasures for food to keep themselves alive. Look, O LORD, and consider, for I have become despised.

Lamentations 1:19 בִקְשׁ֥וּ they sought

I called out to my lovers, but they have betrayed me. My priests and elders perished in the city while they searched for food to keep themselves alive.

Ezekiel 3:18 אֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ I will require

If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood.

Ezekiel 3:20 אֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ I will require

Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.

Ezekiel 7:25 וּבִקְשׁ֥וּ and they will seek

Anguish is coming! They will seek peace, but find none.

Ezekiel 7:26 וּבִקְשׁ֤וּ and they will seek

Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders.

Ezekiel 22:30 וָאֲבַקֵּ֣שׁ and I sought

I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.

Ezekiel 26:21 וּֽתְבֻקְשִׁ֗י so you may be sought

I will make you an object of horror, and you will be no more. You will be sought, but will never be found,’ declares the Lord GOD.”

Ezekiel 33:8 אֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ I will require

If I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to dissuade him from his way, then that wicked man will die in his iniquity, yet I will hold you accountable for his blood.

Ezekiel 34:4 בִקַּשְׁתֶּ֑ם you have sought

You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.

Ezekiel 34:6 מְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ [is one who] seeks

My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’

Ezekiel 34:16 אֲבַקֵּשׁ֙ I will seek

I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’

Daniel 1:8 וַיְבַקֵּשׁ֙ and he requested

But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.

Daniel 1:20 בִּקֵּ֥שׁ he sought

In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.

Daniel 8:15 וָאֲבַקְשָׁ֣ה and I sought !

While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.

Daniel 9:3 לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ to seek

So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

Hosea 2:7 וּבִקְשָׁ֖תַם and she will seek them

She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will return to my first husband, for then I was better off than now.’

Hosea 3:5 וּבִקְשׁוּ֙ and they will seek

Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.

Hosea 5:6 לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ to seek

They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.

Hosea 5:15 וּבִקְשׁ֣וּ and they will seek

Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

Hosea 7:10 בִקְשֻׁ֖הוּ they have sought him

Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him.

Amos 8:12 לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ to seek

People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it.

Nahum 3:7 אֲבַקֵּ֥שׁ will I seek

Then all who see you will recoil from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated; who will grieve for her?’ Where can I find comforters for you?”

Nahum 3:11 תְּבַקְשִׁ֥י you will seek

You too will become drunk; you will go into hiding and seek refuge from the enemy.

Zephaniah 1:6 בִקְשׁ֥וּ they have sought

and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”

Zephaniah 2:3 בַּקְּשׁ֤וּ בַּקְּשׁוּ־ בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ seek

Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.

Zechariah 6:7 וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ and they have sought

As the strong horses went out, they were eager to go and patrol the earth; and the LORD said, “Go and patrol the earth.” So they patrolled the earth.

Zechariah 8:21 וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ and to seek

and the residents of one city will go to another, saying: ‘Let us go at once to plead before the LORD and to seek the LORD of Hosts. I myself am going.’

Zechariah 8:22 לְבַקֵּ֛שׁ to seek

And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD.”

Zechariah 11:16 יְבַקֵּ֔שׁ he will seek

For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and tear off their hooves.

Zechariah 12:9 אֲבַקֵּ֗שׁ I will seek

So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

Malachi 2:7 יְבַקְשׁ֣וּ people will seek

For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.

Malachi 2:15 מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ seeking

Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.

Malachi 3:1 מְבַקְשִׁ֗ים [are] seeking

“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.