189 verses contain “Forsake” (in the KJV: 179, in the BSB: 100) — showing 101–189
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Thou shalt no more be termed
Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed
Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-
bah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
No longer will you be called
Forsaken, nor your land named
Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His
bride.
And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not
forsaken.
And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not
Forsaken.
But ye are they that
forsake the LORD, that
forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that
troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.
But you who
forsake the LORD, who
forget My holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill
bowls of mixed wine for
Destiny,
And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have
forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
I will
pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have
forsaken Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands.
For my people have committed two evils; they have
forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and
hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
“For My people have committed two evils: They have
forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have
dug their own cisterns— broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
Hast thou not procured this unto
thyself, in that thou hast
forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
Have you not brought this on
yourself by
forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way?
Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast
forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
Your own evil will discipline you; your own
apostasies will
reprimand you. Consider and
realize how evil and bitter it is for you to
forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
The whole city shall
flee for the noise of the
horsemen and
bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and
climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be
forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
Every city flees at the sound of the
horseman and archer. They enter the thickets and
climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned; no inhabitant is left.
How shall I
pardon thee for this? thy children have
forsaken me, and
sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed
adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.
“Why should I
forgive you? Your children have
forsaken Me and
sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed
adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes.
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have
forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
And when the people ask, ‘For what
offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have
forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’”
Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a
lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and
forsaken the generation of his wrath.
Cut off your hair and throw it away. Raise up a
lamentation on the barren heights, for the LORD has rejected and
forsaken the generation of His wrath.’
And the LORD saith, Because they have
forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
And the LORD answered, “It is because they have
forsaken My law, which I set before them; they have not walked in it or obeyed My voice.
For a voice of
wailing is heard out of
Zion, How are we
spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have
forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out.
For the sound of
wailing is heard from
Zion: ‘How
devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been
torn down.’”
I have
forsaken mine house, I have left mine
heritage; I have given the
dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.
I have
forsaken My house; I have abandoned My inheritance. I have given the love of My life into the hands of her enemies.
Why shouldest thou be as a man
astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.
Why are You like a man taken by surprise, like a
warrior powerless to save? Yet You are among us, O LORD, and we are called by Your name. Do not
forsake us!
Thou hast
forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am
weary with
repenting.
You have
forsaken Me, declares the LORD. You have turned your back. So I will stretch out My hand against you and I will destroy you; I am
weary of showing
compassion.
Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have
forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have
forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
Then you are to answer them: ‘It is because your fathers have
forsaken Me, declares the LORD, and followed other gods, and served and worshiped them. They abandoned Me and did not keep My instruction.
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that
forsake thee shall be
ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have
forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who
abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.
Will a man leave the snow of
Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be
forsaken?
Does the snow of
Lebanon ever leave its rocky slopes? Or do its cool waters flowing from a distance ever run dry?
Because they have
forsaken me, and have
estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;
because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent.
Then they shall answer, Because they have
forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
Then people will reply, ‘Because they have
forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”
And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD.
“Now when this people or a prophet or priest asks you, ‘What is the burden of the LORD?’ you are to say to them, ‘What burden? I will forsake you, declares the LORD.’
Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly
forget you, and I will
forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence:
therefore I will surely
forget you and will cast you out of My presence, both you and the city that I gave to you and your fathers.
He has left His den like a lion, for their land has been made a
desolation by the sword of the
oppressor, and because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
How is the city of praise not
forsaken, the town that brings Me joy?
For Israel hath not been
forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the LORD of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.
For Israel and Judah have not been abandoned by their God, the LORD of Hosts, though their land is full of guilt before the Holy One of Israel.”
We would have
healed Babylon, but she is not
healed:
forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the
skies.
“We tried to
heal Babylon, but she could not be
healed.
Abandon her! Let each of us go to his own land, for her judgment extends to the sky and reaches to the clouds.”
Wherefore
dost thou
forget us for ever, and
forsake us so long time?
Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his
imagery? for they say, The LORD
seeth us not; the LORD hath
forsaken the earth.
“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the
shrine of his own
idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has
forsaken the land.’”
Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of
perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath
forsaken the earth, and the LORD
seeth not.
He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of
bloodshed, and the city is full of
perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has
forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’
But they rebelled against me, and would not
hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they
forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my
fury upon them to
accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
But they rebelled against Me and refused to
listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not
forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and
vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.
Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the
desolate wastes, and to the cities that are
forsaken, which became a prey and
derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;
therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the
desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become a
spoil and a
mockery to the rest of the nations around you.
For the ships of
Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be
grieved, and return, and have
indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that
forsake the holy covenant.
Ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and
rage against the holy covenant and do damage. So he will return and show favor to those who
forsake the holy covenant.
The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is
forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.
“Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again. She lies abandoned on her land, with no one to raise her up.”
They that observe lying
vanities forsake their own mercy.
Those who
cling to worthless idols
forsake His loving devotion.
For
Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins.
Ashdod will be driven out at
noon, and
Ekron will be uprooted.
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have
forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”
And every one that hath
forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an
hundredfold, and shall
inherit everlasting life.
And
everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a
hundredfold and will
inherit eternal life.
And about the ninth hour Jesus
cried with a loud voice, saying,
Eli,
Eli,
lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me?
About the ninth hour Jesus
cried out in a loud voice, “
Eli,
Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You
forsaken Me?”
And at the ninth hour Jesus
cried with a loud voice, saying,
Eloi,
Eloi,
lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me?
At the ninth hour, Jesus
cried out in a loud voice, “
Eloi,
Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You
forsaken Me?”
So likewise,
whosoever he be of you that
forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to
forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to
circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.
But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to
forsake Moses, telling them not to
circumcise their children or observe our customs.
Let your conversation be without
covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor
forsake thee.
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
Which have
forsaken the right way, and are gone
astray, following the way of
Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
They have left the straight way and
wandered off to follow the way of
Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
Yea, when we were in
bondage, we were not
forsaken of our Lord; but he made us
gracious before the kings of Persia, so that they gave us food;
Seeing ye have
forsaken me, I will
forsake you also; when ye desire me to be
gracious unto you, I shall have no mercy upon you.
Ye have not as it were
forsaken me, but your own
selves, saith the Lord.
When ye offer unto me, I will turn my face from you: for your solemn feastdays, your new moons, and your circumcisions, have I
forsaken.
The mother that bare them saith unto them, Go your way, ye children; for I am a widow and
forsaken.
But what shall I now do unto you? I am a widow and
forsaken: go your way, O my children, and ask mercy of the Lord.
And madest an
everlasting covenant with him, promising him that thou wouldest never
forsake his seed.
Up then, and eat bread, and
forsake us not, as the
shepherd that leaveth his flock in the hands of cruel
wolves.
And I said, Because thou hast
forsaken me, and yet I did according to thy words, and I went into the field, and, lo, I have seen, and yet see, that I am not able to express.
Then said I, Speak on, my lord, in me; only
forsake me not, lest I die
frustrate of my hope.
What have we
offended thee? and what evil have we done against thee, that thou
forsakest us, and sittest here in this place?
If thou shalt
forsake us, how much better had it been for us, if we also had been burned in the midst of
Sion?
As for me, I have not
forsaken you, neither am I departed from you: but am come into this place, to pray for the
desolation of
Sion, and that I might seek mercy for the low estate of your sanctuary.
For thou hast
forsaken thine own way, and applied thy
diligence unto my law, and sought it.
Then said Ozias to them, Brethren, be of good courage, let us yet
endure five days, in the which space the Lord our God may turn his mercy toward us; for he will not
forsake us utterly.
But the ungodly shall be punished according to their own imaginations, which have neglected the righteous, and
forsaken the Lord.
Look at the generations of old, and see; did ever any trust in the Lord, and was confounded? or did any
abide in his fear, and was
forsaken? or whom did he ever
despise, that called upon him?
He that
forsaketh his father is as a
blasphemer; and he that angereth his mother is
cursed: of God.
But if he go wrong, she will forsake him, and give him over to his own ruin.
Hast thou a wife after thy mind?
forsake her not: but give not
thyself over to a light woman.
Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers.
Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him: a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure.
If thou be for his profit, he will use thee: but if thou have nothing, he will forsake thee.
And he will shame thee by his meats, until he have drawn thee dry twice or
thrice, and at the last he will
laugh thee to
scorn afterward, when he
seeth thee, he will
forsake thee, and
shake his head at thee.
Whom, being his
firstborn, he nourisheth with discipline, and giving him the light of his love
doth not
forsake him.
Return unto the Lord, and
forsake thy sins, make thy prayer before his face, and
offend less.
Such as
forsake the Lord shall fall into it; and it shall burn in them, and not be
quenched; it shall be sent upon them as a lion, and
devour them as a
leopard.
To depart from wickedness is a thing pleasing to the Lord; and to
forsake unrighteousness is a
propitiation.
Woe be unto you, ungodly men, which have
forsaken the law of the most high God! for if ye increase, it shall be to your destruction:
Thou hast
forsaken the fountain of wisdom.
Let no man
rejoice over me, a widow, and
forsaken of many, who for the sins of my children am left
desolate; because they departed from the law of God.
And thou
didst deliver us into the hands of lawless enemies, most
hateful forsakers of God, and to an unjust king, and the most wicked in all the world.
And Daniel said, Thou hast remembered me, O God: neither hast thou
forsaken them that seek thee and love thee.
God
forbid that we should
forsake the law and the ordinances.
After this, removed Bacchides from Jerusalem, and pitched his tents in Bezeth, where he sent and took many of the men that had
forsaken him, and certain of the people also, and when he had slain them, he cast them into the great pit.
Only at Bethsura certain of those that had
forsaken the law and the commandments remained still: for it was their place of refuge.
For he saw that troubles came upon him all at once, and that his forces had
forsaken him.
And hear your prayers, and be at one with you, and never forsake you in time of trouble.
In the end therefore he had an unhappy return, being accused before Aretas the king of the Arabians,
fleeing from city to city, pursued of all men,
hated as a
forsaker of the laws, and being had in
abomination as an open enemy of his country and countrymen, he was cast out into Egypt.
And therefore the place itself, that was
partaker with them of the
adversity that happened to the nation, did afterward communicate in the benefits sent from the Lord: and as it was
forsaken in the wrath of the
Almighty, so again, the great Lord being
reconciled, it was set up with all glory.
And therefore he never withdraweth his mercy from us: and though he
punish with
adversity, yet
doth he never
forsake his people.
Then looked he unto the king, and said, Thou hast power over men, thou art corruptible, thou doest what thou
wilt; yet think not that our nation is
forsaken of God;