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ekzēteō (ek-zay-teh'-o) ▪ ἐκζητέω ▪ G1567 ▪ Uses: 136

to seek out, demand, inquire (Verb)

Luke 11:50. That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

Luke 11:51. From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

Acts 15:17. That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

Romans 3:11. There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

Hebrews 11:6. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Hebrews 12:17. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.

1 Peter 1:10. Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:

Genesis 9:5. And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.

Genesis 42:22. And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

Exodus 18:15. And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God:

Leviticus 10:16. And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,

Deuteronomy 4:29. But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

Deuteronomy 12:5. But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:

Deuteronomy 12:30. Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

Deuteronomy 17:4. And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:

Deuteronomy 17:9. And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:

Deuteronomy 23:23. That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.

Joshua 2:22. And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.

Joshua 22:23. That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;

1 Samuel 20:16. So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies.

2 Samuel 4:11. How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

1 Kings 2:40. And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.

2 Kings 22:13. Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.

2 Chronicles 1:5. Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.

2 Chronicles 12:14. And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.

2 Chronicles 14:4. And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

2 Chronicles 14:7. Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.

2 Chronicles 15:2. And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

2 Chronicles 15:13. That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

2 Chronicles 17:3. And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;

2 Chronicles 17:4. But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

2 Chronicles 19:3. Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.

2 Chronicles 20:3. And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

2 Chronicles 20:4. And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.

2 Chronicles 25:20. But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.

2 Chronicles 26:5. And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.

2 Chronicles 28:23. For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

2 Chronicles 30:19. That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.

2 Chronicles 31:21. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

Ezra 4:2. Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.

Ezra 6:21. And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,

Ezra 9:12. Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.

Ezra 10:16. And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

Judith 8:21. And now, brethren, as you are the ancients among the people of God, and their very soul resteth upon you: comfort their hearts by your speech, that they may be mindful how our fathers were tempted that they might be proved, whether they worshipped their God truly.

Esther 8:12. Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.

Psalm 9:11. Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

Psalm 9:13. Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

Psalm 10:4. The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

Psalm 10:13. Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.

Psalm 14:2. The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

Psalm 22:27. All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

Psalm 25:10. All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

Psalm 27:4. One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

Psalm 31:24. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

Psalm 34:5. They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

Psalm 34:11. Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Psalm 44:22. Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

Psalm 53:3. Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Psalm 61:8. So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

Psalm 69:33. For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.

Psalm 77:3. I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.

Psalm 78:7. That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

Psalm 78:34. When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.

Psalm 105:45. That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.

Psalm 111:2. The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

Psalm 119:2. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

Psalm 119:10. With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

Psalm 119:22. Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.

Psalm 119:33. HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.

Psalm 119:45. And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.

Psalm 119:56. This I had, because I kept thy precepts.

Psalm 119:94. I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.

Psalm 119:100. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

Psalm 119:145. KOPH. I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.

Psalm 119:155. Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

Psalm 122:9. Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.

Psalm 142:5. I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

Proverbs 11:27. He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

Ecclesiastes 1:13. And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

Wisdom of Solomon 8:2. Her have I loved, and have sought her out from my youth, and have desired to take for my spouse, and I became a lover of her beauty.

Sirach 24:34. He appointed to David his servant to raise up of him a most mighty king, and sitting on the throne of glory for ever.

Sirach 39:1. The wise man will seek out the wisdom of all the ancients, and will be occupied in the prophets.

Sirach 39:3. He will search out the hidden meanings of proverbs, and will be conversant in the secrets of parables.

Sirach 44:5. Such as by their skill sought out musical tunes, and published canticles of the scriptures.

Sirach 47:25. Wherefore he gave a remnant to Jacob, and to David of the same stock.

Sirach 51:14. I called upon the Lord, the father of my Lord, that he would not leave me in the day of my trouble, and in the time of the proud without help.

Sirach 51:21. I bowed down my ear a little, and received her.

Isaiah 1:12. When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?

Isaiah 1:17. Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Isaiah 8:19. And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?

Isaiah 9:13. For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

Isaiah 16:5. And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.

Isaiah 31:1. Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

Jeremiah 10:21. For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

Jeremiah 29:13. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 37:7. Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

Baruch 3:23. The children of Agar also, that search after the wisdom that is of the earth, the merchants of Merrha, and of Theman, and the tellers of fables, and searchers of prudence and understanding: but the way of wisdom they have not known, neither have they remembered her paths.

Ezekiel 3:18. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

Ezekiel 3:20. Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

Ezekiel 33:6. But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.

Ezekiel 33:8. When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

Ezekiel 34:6. My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.

Ezekiel 34:8. As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;

Ezekiel 34:10. Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.

Ezekiel 34:11. For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.

Ezekiel 34:12. As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

Ezekiel 39:14. And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.

Daniel 9:13. As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.

Hosea 5:6. They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

Hosea 7:10. And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.

Hosea 10:12. Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

Amos 5:4. For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:

Amos 5:5. But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.

Amos 5:6. Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.

Amos 5:14. Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

Amos 9:12. That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.

Micah 6:8. He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Zechariah 8:21. And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.

Zechariah 8:22. Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.

Malachi 2:7. For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

1 Maccabees 7:12. Then there assembled to Alcimus and Bacchides a company of the scribes, to require things that are just:

1 Maccabees 7:15. And he spoke to them peaceably: and he swore to them, saying: We will do you no harm, nor your friends.

1 Maccabees 9:26. And they sought out, and made diligent search after the friends of Judas, and brought them to Bacchides, and he took vengeance of them, and abused them.

1 Maccabees 9:71. And he accepted it willingly, and did according to his words, and swore that he would do him no harm all the days of his life.

1 Maccabees 14:14. And he strengthened all those of his people that were brought low, and he sought the law, and took away every unjust and wicked man.

1 Maccabees 14:35. And the people seeing the acts of Simon, and to what glory he meant to bring his nation, made him their prince and high priest, because he had done all these things, and for the justice and faith which he kept to his nation, and for that he sought by all means to advance his people.

1 Maccabees 15:19. It hath seemed good therefore to us, to write to the kings and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them, their cities, or countries: and that they should give no aid to them that fight against them.


Septuagint Verses with Unaligned Numbering:

Proverbs 34:21

Proverbs 36:10

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