Cross References Seek the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, you that have wrought his judgment: seek the just, seek the meek: if by any means you may be hid in the day of the Lord's indignation. Psalm 22:26 The poor shall eat and shall be filled: and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their hearts shall live for ever and ever. Psalm 45:4 With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. Because of truth and meekness and justice: and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully. Psalm 57:1 Unto the end, destroy not, for David, for an inscription of a title, when he fled from Saul into the cave. [2] Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me: for my soul trusteth in thee. And in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until iniquity pass away. Psalm 105:4 Seek ye the Lord, and be strengthened: seek his face evermore. Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do well: seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge for the fatherless, defend the widow. Isaiah 11:4 But he shall judge the poor with justice, and shall reprove with equity the meek of the earth: and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked. Isaiah 26:20 Go, my people, enter into thy chambers, shut thy doors upon thee, hide thyself a little for a moment, until the indignation pass away. Amos 5:6 Seek ye the Lord, and live: lest the house of Joseph be burnt with fire, and it shall devour, and there shall be none to quench Bethel. Amos 5:14 Seek ye good, and not evil, that you may live: and the Lord the God of hosts will be with you, as you have said. Amos 5:15 Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be the Lord the God of hosts may have mercy on the remnant of Joseph. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Seek the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, you that have wrought his judgment: seek the just, seek the meek: if by any means you may be hid in the day of the Lord's indignation. Seek ye. Psalm 105:4 Seek ye the Lord, and be strengthened: seek his face evermore. Isaiah 55:6,7 Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found: call upon him, while he is near. . . . Jeremiah 3:13,14 But yet acknowledge thy iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God: and thou hast scattered thy ways to strangers under every green tree, and hast not heard my voice, saith the Lord. . . . Jeremiah 4:1,2 If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, return to me: if thou wilt take away thy stumblingblocks out of my sight, thou shalt not be moved. . . . Jeremiah 29:12,13 And you shall call upon me, and you shall go. and you shall pray to me, and I will hear you. . . . Hosea 7:10 And the pride of Israel shall be humbled before his face: and they have not returned to the Lord their God, nor have they sought him in all these. Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves in justice, and reap in the mouth of mercy, break up your fallow ground: but the time to seek the Lord is, when he shall come that shall teach you justice. Amos 5:4-6,14,15 For thus saith the Lord to the house of Israel: Seek ye me, and you shall live. . . . Matthew 7:7,8 Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you. . . . all. 2 Chronicles 34:27,28 And thy heart was softened, and thou hast humbled thyself in the sight of God for the things that are spoken against this place, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and reverencing my face, hast rent thy garments, and wept before me: I also have heard thee, saith the Lord. . . . Psalm 22:26 The poor shall eat and shall be filled: and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their hearts shall live for ever and ever. Psalm 25:8,9 The Lord is sweet and righteous: therefore he will give a law to sinners in the way. . . . Psalm 76:9 When God arose in judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Psalm 149:4 For the Lord is well pleased with his people: and he will exalt the meek unto salvation. Isaiah 61:1 The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me: he hath sent me to preach to the meek, to heal the contrite of heart, and to preach a release to the captives, and deliverance to them that are shut up. Jeremiah 22:15,16 Shalt thou reign, because thou comparest thyself to the cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and it was then well with him? . . . Zechariah 8:19 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Juda, joy, and gladness, and great solemnities: only love ye truth and peace. Matthew 5:5 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. James 1:21,22 Wherefore, casting away all uncleanness and abundance of naughtiness, with meekness receive the ingrafted word, which is able to save your souls. . . . 1 Peter 3:4 But the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit which is rich in the sight of God. seek righteousness. Philippians 3:13,14 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended. But one thing I do: Forgetting the things that are behind and stretching forth myself to those that are before, . . . 1 Thessalonians 4:1,10 For the rest therefore, brethren, pray and beseech you in the Lord Jesus that, as you have received from us, how you ought to walk and to please God, so also you would walk, that you may abound the more. . . . 1 Peter 1:22 Purifying your souls in the obedience of charity, with a brotherly love, from a sincere heart love one another earnestly: 2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and unto the day of eternity, Amen. it may. 2 Samuel 12:22 And he said: While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept for him: for I said: Who knoweth whether the Lord may not give him to me, and the child may live? Joel 2:13,14 And rend your hearts, and not your garments and turn to the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, patient and rich in mercy, and ready to repent of the evil. . . . Amos 5:15 Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be the Lord the God of hosts may have mercy on the remnant of Joseph. Jonah 3:9 And let men and beasts be covered with sackcloth, and cry to the Lord with all their strength, and let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the iniquity that is in their hands. hid. Genesis 7:15,16 Went in to Noe into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein was the breath of life. . . . Exodus 12:27 You shall say to them: It is the victim of the passage of the Lord, when he passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, striking the Egyptians, and saving our houses. And the people bowing themselves, adored. Psalm 31:20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy face, from the disturbance of men. Thou shalt protect them in thy tabernacle from the contradiction of tongues. Psalm 32:6,7 For this shall every one that is holy pray to thee in a seasonable time. And yet in a flood of many waters, they shall not come nigh unto him. . . . Psalm 57:1 Unto the end, destroy not, for David, for an inscription of a title, when he fled from Saul into the cave. [2] Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me: for my soul trusteth in thee. And in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until iniquity pass away. Psalm 91:1 The praise of a canticle for David. He that dwelleth in the aid of the most High, shall abide under the protection of the God of Jacob. Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted. Isaiah 26:20,21 Go, my people, enter into thy chambers, shut thy doors upon thee, hide thyself a little for a moment, until the indignation pass away. . . . Jeremiah 39:18 But delivering, I will deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword: but thy life shall be saved for thee, because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lord. Jeremiah 45:5 And dost thou seek great things for thyself? Seek not: for behold I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the Lord! but I will give thee thy life, and save thee in all places whithersoever thou shalt go. Colossians 3:2-4 Mind the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth. . . . Context A Call to Repentance…2Before the decree bring forth the day as dust passing away, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord's indignation come upon you. 3Seek the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, you that have wrought his judgment: seek the just, seek the meek: if by any means you may be hid in the day of the Lord's indignation. Lexicon Seekבַּקְּשׁ֤וּ (baq·qə·šū) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1245: To search out, to strive after the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every you humble עַנְוֵ֣י (‘an·wê) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6035: Poor, afflicted, humble, meek of the earth, הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land who אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that carry out פָּעָ֑לוּ (pā·‘ā·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 6466: To do, make, to practise His justice. מִשְׁפָּט֖וֹ (miš·pā·ṭōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style Seek בַּקְּשׁוּ־ (baq·qə·šū-) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1245: To search out, to strive after righteousness; צֶ֙דֶק֙ (ṣe·ḏeq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6664: The right, equity, prosperity seek בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ (baq·qə·šū) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1245: To search out, to strive after humility. עֲנָוָ֔ה (‘ă·nā·wāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6038: Condescension Perhaps אוּלַי֙ (’ū·lay) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 194: Perhaps you will be sheltered תִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּ (tis·sā·ṯə·rū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5641: To hide, conceal on the Day בְּי֖וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day of the LORD’s יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel anger. אַף־ (’ap̄-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire Additional Translations 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.Seek you the LORD, all you meek of the earth, which have worked his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be you shall be hid in the day of the LORD's anger. Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek of the earth, that have kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger. Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth; do judgment, and seek justice, and answer accordingly; that ye may be hid in the day of the wrath of the Lord. Seek Jehovah, all ye meek of the land, who have performed his ordinance; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger. Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger. Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, who have performed his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger. Seek Yahweh, all you humble of the land, who have kept his ordinances. Seek righteousness. Seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of Yahweh's anger. Seek Jehovah, all ye humble of the land, Who His judgment have done, Seek ye righteousness, seek humility, It may be ye are hidden in a day of the anger of Jehovah. 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