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Proverbs 1:28

Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
Proverbs 1:28
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אָ֣ז יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹ֣א אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִי וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃

  1. אָ֣ז'az“then”
    Adverb · from אָז · “then” · Strong's H0227A
  2. יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִיYik.ra.'u.ni“they will call to me”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
  3. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  4. אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.Neh“I will answer”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
  5. יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִיye.sha.cha.Ru.ni“they will earnestly seek me”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שָׁחַר · “to seek” · Strong's H7836
  6. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  7. יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.ni“they will find me”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)