Strong's G1567 ἐκζητέω (ekzeteo)

For your blood of your lives will I require at the hand of all wild beasts, and I will require the life of man at the hand of his brother man.

And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Hurt not the boy, and ye heard me not? and, behold, his blood is required.

And Moses says to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to seek judgment from God.

And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, but it had been consumed by fire; and Moses was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar the sons of Aaron that were left, saying,

And there ye shall seek the Lord your God, and ye shall find him whenever ye shall seek him with all your heart, and with all your soul in your affliction.

But in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose in one of your cities to name his name there, and to be called upon, ye shall even seek him out and go thither.

take heed to thyself that thou seek not to follow them after they are destroyed before thee, saying, How do these nations act toward their gods? I will do likewise.

and it be told thee, and thou shalt have inquired diligently, and, behold, the thing really took place, this abomination has been done in Israel;

then thou shalt arise and go up to the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, and thou shalt come to the priests the Levites, and to the judge who shall be in those days, and they shall search out the matter and report the judgment to thee.

And if thou wilt vow a vow to the Lord thy God, thou shalt not delay to pay it; for the Lord thy God will surely require it of thee, and otherwise it shall be sin in thee.

And they came to the hill country, and remained there three days; and the pursuers searched all the roads, and found them not.

And if we have built to ourselves an altar, so as to apostatize from the Lord our God, so as to offer upon it a sacrifice of whole burnt offerings, so as to offer upon it a sacrifice of peace offering—the Lord shall require it.

should it happen that the name of Jonathan be discovered by the house of David, then let the Lord seek out the enemies of David.

And now evil men have slain a righteous man in his house on his bed: now then I will require his blood of your hand, and I will destroy you from off the earth.

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.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for all the people, and for all Judah, and concerning the words of this book that has been found: for the wrath of the Lord that has been kindled against us is great, because our fathers hearkened not to the words of this book, to do according to all the things written concerning us.

And the brazen altar which Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of the Lord: and Solomon and the congregation inquired at it.

And he did evil, for he directed not his heart to seek the Lord.

and he told Judah to seek earnestly the Lord God of their fathers, and to perform the law and the commandments.

And he said to Judah, Let us fortify these cities, and make walls, and towers, and gates, and bars: we shall prevail over the land, for as we have sought out the Lord our God, he has sought out us, and has given us rest round about, and prospered us.

and he went out to meet Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin, and said, Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek him out, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

And that whoever should not seek the Lord God of Israel, should die, whether young or old, whether man or woman.

And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father, and did not seek to idols;

but he sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in the commandments of his father, and not according to the works of Israel.

Nevertheless some good things have been found in thee, forasmuch as thou didst remove the groves from the land of Judah, and didst direct thy heart to seek after the Lord.

And Jehoshaphat was alarmed, and set his face to seek the Lord earnestly, and he proclaimed a fast in all Judah.

And Judah gathered themselves together to seek after the Lord: even from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord.

Nevertheless Amaziah hearkened not, for it was of the Lord to deliver him into the enemy’s hands, because he sought after the gods of the Edomites.

And he sought the Lord in the days of Zechariah, who understood the fear of the Lord; and in his days he sought the Lord, and the Lord prospered him.

I will seek after the gods of Damascus that smite me. And he said, Forasmuch as the gods of the king of Syria themselves strengthen them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, and they will help me. But they became a stumbling block to him, and to all Israel.

The good Lord be merciful with regard to every heart that sincerely seeks the Lord God of their fathers, and is not purified according to the purification of the sanctuary.

And in every work which he began in service in the house of the Lord, and in the law, and in the ordinances, he sought his God with all his soul, and wrought, and prospered.

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.

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,

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.

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.

And let them that know thy name hope in thee: For thou, O Lord, hast not failed them that diligently seek thee.

For he remembered them, in making inquisition for blood: He has not forgotten the supplication of the poor.

The sinner has provoked the Lord: According to the abundance of his pride he will not seek after him: God is not before him.

Wherefore has the wicked provoked God? For he has said in his heart, He will not require it.

The Lord looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, To see if there were any that understood, or sought after God.

The poor shall eat and be satisfied; And they shall praise the Lord that seek him: Their heart shall live forever.

All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth To them that seek his covenant and his testimonies.

One thing have I asked of the Lord, this will I earnestly seek: That I should dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, That I should behold the fair beauty of the Lord, And survey his temple.

Love the Lord, all ye his saints: For the Lord seeks for truth, And renders a reward to them that deal very proudly.

I sought the Lord diligently, and he hearkened to me, And delivered me from all my sojournings.

The rich have become poor and hungry: But they that seek the Lord diligently shall not want any good thing. Pause.

For he knows the secrets of the heart.

God looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, To see if there were any that understood, or sought after God.

He shall endure forever before God: Which of them will seek out his mercy and truth?

Let the poor see and rejoice; Seek the Lord diligently, and ye shall live.

In the day of mine affliction I earnestly sought the Lord; Even with my hands by night before him, and I was not deceived; My soul refused to be comforted.

That they might set their hope on God, And not forget the works of God, But diligently seek his commandments.

When he slew them, they sought him: And they returned and called betimes upon God.

That they might keep his ordinances, And diligently seek his law.

The works of the Lord are great, Sought out according to all his will.

Blessed are they that search out his testimonies: They will diligently seek him with the whole heart.

With my whole heart have I diligently sought thee: Cast me not away from thy commandments.

Remove from me reproach and contempt; For I have sought out thy testimonies.

Teach me, O Lord, the way of thine ordinances, And I will seek it out continually.

I walked also at large: For I sought out thy commandments.

This I had, Because I diligently sought thine ordinances.

I am thine, save me; For I have sought out thine ordinances.

I understand more than the aged; Because I have sought out thy commandments.

I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord: I will search out thine ordinances.

Salvation is far from sinners: For they have not searched out thine ordinances.

Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have diligently sought thy good.

I looked on my right hand, and behold, For there was none that noticed me; Refuge failed me; And there was none that cared for my soul.

He that devises good counsels seeks good favor: But as for him that seeks after evil, evil shall overtake him.

And I applied my heart to seek out And examine by wisdom concerning all things That are done under heaven, For God has given to the sons of men An evil trouble To be troubled therewith.

neither shall ye come with these to appear before me; for who has required these things at your hands? Ye shall no more tread my court.

learn to do well; diligently seek judgment, deliver him that is suffering wrong, plead for the orphan, and obtain justice for the widow.

And if they should say to you, Seek those who have in them a divining spirit, and them that speak out of the earth, them that speak vain words, who speak out of their belly: shall not a nation diligently seek to their God? why do they seek to the dead concerning the living?

But the people turned not until they were smitten, and they sought not the Lord.

And a throne shall be established with mercy; and one shall sit upon it with truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and earnestly seeking judgments, and hastening righteousness.

Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, who trust in horses and chariots, for they are many; and in horses, which are a great multitude; and have not trusted in the Holy One of Israel, and have not sought the Lord.

the sheep have been scattered.

for ye shall seek me with your whole heart.

Thus said the Lord; Thus shalt thou say to the king of Judah who sent to thee, to seek me; Behold, the army of Pharaoh which is come forth to help you: they shall return to the land of Egypt:

When I say to the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou hast not warned him, to give warning to the wicked, to turn from his ways, that he should live; that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.

And when the righteous turns away from his righteousness, and commits a trespass, and I shall bring punishment before him, he shall die, because thou didst not warn him: he shall even die in his sins, because his righteousness shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thy hand.

But if the watchman see the sword coming, and do not sound the trumpet, and the people do not watch; and the sword come, and take a soul from among them, that soul is taken because of its iniquity; but the blood thereof will I require at the watchman’s hand.

When I say to the sinner, Thou shalt surely die; if thou speak not to warn the wicked from his way, the wicked himself shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.

And my sheep were scattered on every mountain, and on every high hill: yea, they were scattered on the face of the earth, and there was none to seek them out, nor to bring them back.

As I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my sheep became a prey, and my sheep became meat to all the wild beasts of the field, because there were no shepherds, and the shepherds sought not out my sheep, and the shepherds fed themselves, but fed not my sheep.

thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my sheep at their hands, and will turn them back that they shall not feed my sheep, and the shepherds shall no longer feed them; and I will deliver my sheep out of their mouth, and they shall no longer be meat for them.

For thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will seek out my sheep, and will visit them.

As the shepherd seeks his flock, in the day when there is darkness and cloud, in the midst of the sheep that are separated: so will I seek out my sheep, and will bring them back from every place where they were scattered in the day of cloud and darkness.

And they shall appoint men continually to go over the land, to bury them that have been left on the face of the earth, to cleanse it after the space of seven months, and they shall seek them out.

And I set my face toward the Lord God, to seek him diligently by prayer and supplications, with fastings and sackcloth.

They shall go with sheep and calves diligently to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him, for he has withdrawn himself from them.

And the pride of Israel shall be brought down before his face: yet they have not returned to the Lord their God, neither have they diligently sought him for all this.

Sow to yourselves for righteousness, gather in for the fruit of life: light ye for yourselves the light of knowledge; seek the Lord till the fruits of righteousness come upon you.

Wherefore thus saith the Lord to the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live.

But seek not Bethel, and go not in to Gilgal, and cross not over to the Well of the Oath: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall be as that which is not.

Seek ye the Lord, and ye shall live; lest the house of Joseph blaze as fire, and it devour him, and there shall be none to quench it for the house of Israel.

Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord God Almighty shall be with you, as ye have said,

that the remnant of men, and all the Gentiles upon whom my name is called, may earnestly seek me, saith the Lord who does all these things.

Has it not been told thee, O man, what is good? or what does the Lord require of thee, but to do justice, and love mercy, and be ready to walk with the Lord thy God?

and the inhabitants of five cities shall come together to one city, saying, Let us go to make supplication to the Lord, and to seek the face of the Lord Almighty; I will go also.

And many peoples and many nations shall come to seek earnestly the face of the Lord Almighty in Jerusalem, and to obtain favor of the Lord.

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 Almighty.

That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

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.

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.

There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

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.

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.

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

For if we be taken so, all Judea shall lie waste, and our sanctuary shall be spoiled; and he will require the profanation thereof at our mouth.

Then did there assemble unto Alcimus and Bacchides a company of scribes, to require justice.

So he spoke unto them peaceably, and swore unto them, saying, We will procure the harm neither of you nor your friends.

And they made inquiry and search for Judas’ friends, and brought them unto Bacchides, who took vengeance of them, and used them despitefully.

Which thing he accepted, and did according to his demands, and swore unto him that he would never do him harm all the days of his life.

Moreover he strengthened all those of his people that were brought low: the law he searched out; and every contemner of the law and wicked person he took away.

The people therefore, seeing the acts of Simon, and unto what glory he thought to bring his nation, made him their governor and chief 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 exalt his people.

We thought it good therefore to write unto the kings and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them, their cities, or countries, nor yet aid their enemies against them.

I loved her, and sought her out from my youth, I desired to make her my spouse, And I was a lover of her beauty.