28
Thenאָזthey will call me,יִקְרָאֻנְנִיand I will notוְלֹאanswer;אֶעֱנֶהthey will seek me eagerly,יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִיand they will notוְלֹאfind me;יִמְצָאֻנְנִי
Proverbs 1:28
Study it in the app“Then they will call me, and I will not answer; they will seek me eagerly, and they will not find me;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 1:28, word by word
- they will call meיִקְרָאֻyikrau
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikrau” appears- answerאֶעֱנֶהeene
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “eene” appears- they will seek me eagerlyיְשַׁחֲרֻyeshacharu
seek early, seek diligently
To seek earnestly, from early on. It comes from the word "dawn": to rise early to look for something.
Where else “yeshacharu” appears- find meיִמְצָאֻyimtsau
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimtsau” appears
The context
27when your dread comes like a storm, and your calamity arrives like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
28 · This verse (above)
29because they hated knowledge, and the fear of YHWH they did not choose;