1 Samuel 28:6
28:6 So Saul inquired of the
Lord, but the
Lord did not answer him – not by dreams nor by Urim
nor by the prophets.
Job 27:9
27:9 Does God listen to his cry
when distress overtakes him?
Proverbs 1:28
1:28 Then they will call to me, but I will not answer;
they will diligently seek me, but they will not find me.
Isaiah 1:15
1:15 When you spread out your hands in prayer,
I look the other way;
when you offer your many prayers,
I do not listen,
because your hands are covered with blood.
Ezekiel 20:3
20:3 “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and tell them: ‘This is what the sovereign
Lord says: Are you coming to seek me? As surely as I live, I will not allow you to seek me,
declares the sovereign
Lord.’
Micah 3:4
3:4 Someday these sinners will cry to the Lord for help,
but he will not answer them.
He will hide his face from them at that time,
because they have done such wicked deeds.”
Matthew 7:22-23
7:22 On that day, many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do
many powerful deeds?’
7:23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’
Luke 13:25-26
13:25 Once
the head of the house
gets up
and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him, ‘Lord,
let us in!’
But he will answer you,
‘I don’t know where you come from.’
13:26 Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’