Hebrew word · H7911
שָׁכַח
shikach
to forget
Appears 102 times in 95 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.
Where it appears
Genesis · 3
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Genesis 27:45 וְשָׁכַח֙ and he will forget
until your brother’s rage against you wanes and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send for you and bring you back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”
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Genesis 40:23 וַיִּשְׁכָּחֵֽהוּ׃ פ and he forgot him
The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.
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Genesis 41:30 וְנִשְׁכַּ֥ח and it will be forgotten
but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land.
Deuteronomy · 14
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Deuteronomy 4:9 תִּשְׁכַּ֨ח you should forget
Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
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Deuteronomy 4:23 תִּשְׁכְּחוּ֙ you should forget
Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you.
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Deuteronomy 4:31 יִשְׁכַּח֙ he will forget
For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath.
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Deuteronomy 6:12 תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח you should forget
be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
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Deuteronomy 8:11 תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח you should forget
Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes, which I am giving you this day.
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Deuteronomy 8:14 וְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֙ and you will forget
then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
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Deuteronomy 8:19 שָׁכֹ֤חַ תִּשְׁכַּח֙ certainly [if] <to forget>, you will forget
If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.
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Deuteronomy 9:7 תִּשְׁכַּ֔ח you forget
Remember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD.
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Deuteronomy 24:19 וְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֧ and you will forget
If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
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Deuteronomy 25:19 תִּשְׁכָּֽח׃ פ you will forget
When the LORD your God gives you rest from the enemies around you in the land that He is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you are to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!
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Deuteronomy 26:13 שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃ I have forgotten [them]
Then you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments.
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Deuteronomy 31:21 תִשָּׁכַ֖ח it will be forgotten
And when many troubles and afflictions have come upon them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. For I know their inclination, even before I bring them into the land that I swore to give them.”
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Deuteronomy 32:18 וַתִּשְׁכַּ֖ח and you forgot
You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.
Judges · 1
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Judges 3:7 וַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּ and they forgot
So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
1 Samuel · 2
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1 Samuel 1:11 תִשְׁכַּ֣ח you will forget
And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”
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1 Samuel 12:9 וַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּ and they forgot
But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.
2 Kings · 1
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2 Kings 17:38 תִשְׁכָּ֑חוּ you must forget
Do not forget the covenant I have made with you. Do not worship other gods,
Job · 7
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Job 8:13 שֹׁ֣כְחֵי [those who] forget
Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
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Job 9:27 אֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה I will forget
If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’
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Job 11:16 תִּשְׁכָּ֑ח you will forget
For you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by.
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Job 19:14 שְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃ they have forgotten me
My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me.
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Job 24:20 יִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּ it forgets him
The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.
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Job 28:4 הַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִ֥ים <the> forgotten
Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.
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Job 39:15 וַ֭תִּשְׁכַּח and it has forgotten
She forgets that a foot may crush them, or a wild animal may trample them.
Psalms · 33
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Psalm 9:12 שָׁ֝כַ֗ח he has forgotten
For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
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Psalm 9:18 יִשָּׁכַ֣ח he will be forgotten
For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
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Psalm 10:11 שָׁ֣כַֽח he has forgotten
He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
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Psalm 10:12 תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח you forget
Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
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Psalm 13:1 תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֣נִי will you forget me
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
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Psalm 31:12 נִ֭שְׁכַּחְתִּי I have been forgotten
I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.
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Psalm 42:9 שְׁכַ֫חְתָּ֥נִי have you forgotten me
I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”
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Psalm 44:17 שְׁכַחֲנ֑וּךָ we had forgotten you
All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant.
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Psalm 44:20 שָׁ֭כַחְנוּ we had forgotten
If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
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Psalm 44:24 תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח do you forget?
Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression?
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Psalm 45:10 וְשִׁכְחִ֥י and forget
Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,
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Psalm 50:22 שֹׁכְחֵ֣י O [those who] forget
Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
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Psalm 59:11 יִשְׁכְּח֬וּ they should forget
Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
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Psalm 74:19 תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח you forget
Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.
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Psalm 74:23 תִּ֭שְׁכַּח you forget
Do not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually.
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Psalm 77:9 הֲשָׁכַ֣ח ¿ has he forgotten
Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah
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Psalm 78:7 יִ֭שְׁכְּחוּ they will forget
that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.
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Psalm 78:11 וַיִּשְׁכְּח֥וּ and they forgot
They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.
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Psalm 102:4 שָׁ֝כַ֗חְתִּי I have forgotten
My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread.
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Psalm 103:2 תִּ֝שְׁכְּחִ֗י you forget
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
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Psalm 106:13 שָׁכְח֣וּ they forgot
Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.
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Psalm 106:21 שָׁ֭כְחוּ they forgot
They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,
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Psalm 119:16 אֶשְׁכַּ֣ח I will forget
I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
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Psalm 119:61 שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃ I have forgotten
Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law.
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Psalm 119:83 שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃ I have forgotten
Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
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Psalm 119:93 אֶשְׁכַּ֣ח I will forget
I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.
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Psalm 119:109 שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃ I forget
I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law.
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Psalm 119:139 שָׁכְח֖וּ they have forgotten
My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
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Psalm 119:141 שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃ I have forgotten
I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.
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Psalm 119:153 שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃ I have forgotten
Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.
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Psalm 119:176 שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃ I have forgotten
I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
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Psalm 137:5 אֶשְׁכָּחֵ֥ךְ תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח I will forget you, may it forget
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function.
Proverbs · 5
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Proverbs 2:17 שָׁכֵֽחָה׃ she forgets
who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
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Proverbs 3:1 תִּשְׁכָּ֑ח you forget
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
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Proverbs 4:5 תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח you forget
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
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Proverbs 31:5 וְיִשְׁכַּ֣ח and he may forget
lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.
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Proverbs 31:7 וְיִשְׁכַּ֣ח and he may forget
Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Ecclesiastes · 3
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Ecclesiastes 2:16 נִשְׁכָּ֔ח it has been forgotten
For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!
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Ecclesiastes 8:10 וְיִֽשְׁתַּכְּח֥וּ and they may be forgotten
Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.
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Ecclesiastes 9:5 נִשְׁכַּ֖ח it is forgotten
For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten.
Isaiah · 10
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Isaiah 17:10 שָׁכַ֙חַתְּ֙ you have forgotten
For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—
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Isaiah 23:15 וְנִשְׁכַּ֤חַת and [will be] forgotten
At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years—the span of a king’s life. But at the end of seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot:
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Isaiah 23:16 נִשְׁכָּחָ֑ה forgotten
“Take up your harp, stroll through the city, O forgotten harlot. Make sweet melody, sing many a song, so you will be remembered.”
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Isaiah 49:14 שְׁכֵחָֽנִי׃ he has forgotten me
But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”
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Isaiah 49:15 הֲתִשְׁכַּ֤ח תִשְׁכַּ֔חְנָה אֶשְׁכָּחֵֽךְ׃ ¿ will she forget, they will forget, I will forget you
“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!
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Isaiah 51:13 וַתִּשְׁכַּ֞ח and you have forgotten
But you have forgotten the LORD, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You live in terror all day long because of the fury of the oppressor who is bent on destruction. But where is the fury of the oppressor?
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Isaiah 54:4 תִּשְׁכָּ֔חִי you will forget
Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
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Isaiah 65:16 נִשְׁכְּח֗וּ they will be forgotten
Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.
Jeremiah · 13
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Jeremiah 2:32 הֲתִשְׁכַּ֤ח שְׁכֵח֔וּנִי ¿ will she forget, they have forgotten me
Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.
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Jeremiah 3:21 שָׁכְח֖וּ they have forgotten
A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy, because they have perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God.
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Jeremiah 13:25 שָׁכַ֣חַתְּ you have forgotten
This is your lot, the portion I have measured to you,” declares the LORD, “because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.
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Jeremiah 18:15 שְׁכֵחֻ֥נִי they have forgotten me
Yet My people have forgotten Me. They burn incense to worthless idols that make them stumble in their ways, leaving the ancient roads to walk on rutted bypaths instead of on the highway.
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Jeremiah 20:11 תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ it will be forgotten
But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.
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Jeremiah 23:27 לְהַשְׁכִּ֤יחַ שָׁכְח֧וּ to make forget, they forgot
They suppose the dreams that they tell one another will make My people forget My name, just as their fathers forgot My name through the worship of Baal.
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Jeremiah 23:40 תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ ס it will be forgotten
And I will bring upon you everlasting shame and perpetual humiliation that will never be forgotten.”
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Jeremiah 30:14 שְׁכֵח֔וּךְ they have forgotten you
All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins.
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Jeremiah 44:9 הַֽשְׁכַחְתֶּם֩ ¿ have you forgotten
Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers and of the kings of Judah and their wives, as well as the wickedness that you and your wives committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
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Jeremiah 50:5 תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ ס it will be forgotten
They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.
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Jeremiah 50:6 שָׁכְח֖וּ they have forgotten
My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.
Lamentations · 2
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Lamentations 2:6 שִׁכַּ֨ח he has caused to be forgotten
He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest.
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Lamentations 5:20 תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֔נוּ do you forget us
Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long?
Ezekiel · 2
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Ezekiel 22:12 שָׁכַ֔חַתְּ you have forgotten
In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.
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Ezekiel 23:35 שָׁכַ֣חַתְּ you have forgotten
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have forgotten Me and have cast Me behind your back, you must bear the consequences of your indecency and prostitution.’”
Hosea · 5
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Hosea 2:13 שָׁכְחָ֖ה she forgot
I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she adorned herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD.
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Hosea 4:6 וַתִּשְׁכַּח֙ אֶשְׁכַּ֥ח and you have forgotten, I will forget
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
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Hosea 8:14 וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ח and he has forgotten
Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels.
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Hosea 13:6 שְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃ they forgot me
When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.
Amos · 1
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Amos 8:7 אֶשְׁכַּ֥ח I will forget
The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds.
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